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Nickel Plate silver boxcar

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Nickel Plate silver boxcar
Posted by John-NYBW on Sunday, March 19, 2023 7:54 AM

I think this was a flea market find many years ago but I really can't remember:

I've acquired many NKP freight cars over the years because my fictional railroad interchanges with the NKP in Buffalo. I don't think I gave it much thought until recently but I'm curious as to why this one is painted silver instead of boxcar red like all my other NKP boxcars. 

I'm thinking two possibilities. Could it have been for a priority freight service like the NYC Pacemaker service. Or could it have been intended as an express boxcar intended to be run in passenger train service with silver Budd passenger cars.

Any other ideas?

OOPS: I posted the wrong picture. I just corrected that.

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Posted by PC101 on Sunday, March 19, 2023 9:36 AM

John, A Silver NKP aluminum box car would be really cool to see in real life.

Bob, PC101

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Posted by dehusman on Sunday, March 19, 2023 9:41 AM

It was an experimental aluminum boxcar.

Dave H. Painted side goes up. My website : wnbranch.com

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Posted by John-NYBW on Sunday, March 19, 2023 10:46 AM

PC101

John, That Silver NKP box car would be really cool to see.

Bob, PC101

 

It would have been if I had posted the right picture. I just fixed that.

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Posted by John-NYBW on Sunday, March 19, 2023 10:53 AM

I just found this Kadee version of it, looks like #8502.

s-l640.jpg (640×427) (ebayimg.com)

 

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Posted by John-NYBW on Sunday, March 19, 2023 11:01 AM
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Posted by gmpullman on Sunday, March 19, 2023 3:12 PM

I've got one of those which I believe was an Athearn blue box repainted by Bev-Bel or such:

 NKP8504_Express2 by Edmund, on Flickr

I had painted up a Kadee PS-1 (a close substitute) in aluminum but when it came to trying to apply the 50 year-old Champ decals they simply disintegrated in the water.

 NKP_Express2 by Edmund, on Flickr

I believe NKP had ten of these made. They had steam and signal lines plus marker brackets for passenger service.

I'd really like to get a "Kadee Quality" one to replace the present one I have.

Regards, Ed

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Posted by mbinsewi on Sunday, March 19, 2023 3:20 PM

John-NYBW
OOPS: I posted the wrong picture. I just corrected that.

Thanks John, I was going to mention this earlier today, but no need. Yes

Mike.

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Posted by BATMAN on Sunday, March 19, 2023 3:51 PM

I have three of these cars and have read they would have been express freight added on to the "The Canadian". Would these also be aluminum? 

Brent

It's not the age honey, it's the mileage.

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Posted by gmpullman on Sunday, March 19, 2023 4:11 PM

BATMAN
Would these also be aluminum?

I'd have to say steel, painted aluminum.

Wish I could be there to see if a magnet sticks to it Whistling

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Posted by BATMAN on Sunday, March 19, 2023 4:23 PM

gmpullman
Wish I could be there to see if a magnet sticks to it 

Let me just run to the train room and check Ed.Smile, Wink & GrinDunceLaugh

Brent

It's not the age honey, it's the mileage.

https://www.youtube.com/user/BATTRAIN1/videos 

You can never ever out-train poor nutrition.

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