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Jarrell's Show Me Something — JULY 2021

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Posted by NVSRR on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 6:31 PM

 A purple one. For a plastics company.

 

More hoppers

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Posted by "JaBear" on Thursday, July 22, 2021 4:42 AM
NVSRR
More hoppers
 
Ok, then. A freelanced hopper car for the freelanced Lachlan River RR, LRA 8009, and…
 
LRA 8009 by Bear, on Flickr
 
another Lachlan River RR covered hopper car, LRA 8081 based on a 1940s Maine Central design.
 
DSCF4852 by Bear, on Flickr
 
Please show me your current favourite piece of rolling stock.
Cheers, the Bear.Smile

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Posted by NorthBrit on Thursday, July 22, 2021 7:13 AM

The Bear  -  Favourite piece  of rolling stock.

I have a few favourites,  but on receiving these three carriages free in a package, they are little gems.  Especially as they are over 50 years old.

 

 

More favourite rolling stock

 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, July 22, 2021 7:15 AM

JaBear
Ok, then. A freelanced hopper car for the freelanced Lachlan River RR.

I love that hopper car Bear. Very nicely built.

NorthBrit
More favourite rolling stock

My favorite will change every time I am asked. I just have too many that I love for one to be favorite all the time.

This one is my current favorite. I used a decal set I got from a model train club near Chicago.

Show me another train car you are specially fond of.

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Posted by Track fiddler on Thursday, July 22, 2021 7:43 AM

SeeYou190

-Kevin

 

Thanks Kevin.  I like that Lake Shore boxcarYes

 

The Wagon Top is my favorite, just look at that craftsmanship!

Decisions, DecisionsStick out tongue

 

P.S.  I've always admired those W style hoppers too Bear.

Great job!

 

I have a few of those in my roster as wellYes

 

Another favorite train car please.

 

 

 

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Posted by Ringo58 on Thursday, July 22, 2021 9:53 AM

The hopper is my favorite because it is my only car I have custom made!

 

More favorite cars

 

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Posted by N Scale Train Boy on Thursday, July 22, 2021 11:07 AM

Ringo58

More favorite cars 

My favorite are probably this trio of New Haven 2-bay coal hoppers.

More favorite pieces of rolling stock?

Check out the Balfour and Colucci Creek Southern Railroad, my proto-freelanced N scale model railroad, at bccsrailroad.weebly.com or on Youtube on my channel, N Scale Train Boy.

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Posted by BRVRR on Thursday, July 22, 2021 11:35 AM

Ringo58: "More favorite pieces of rolling stock?"

These NYC Pacemaker cars are among my favorite freight cars. I don't think I have individual photos right now, so a group photo will have to do.

More favoried cars please.

Tags: BRVRR , NYC , "Pacemaker"

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Posted by doctorwayne on Thursday, July 22, 2021 12:03 PM

BRVRR
More favoried cars please.

I haved a few, including some of these Tyco 40' reefers...

...turned into 36'-ers, with radial roofs and truss rods...

...and some ordinary Athearn 40' steel boxcars...

...sliced, diced, and hacked into 40' steel boxcars with Viking roofs (lowered by 1'). 5-5-5 Youngstown ends, drop-sidesills and trucks moved outboard, much in the same manner as the Pennsy used on their X-29 boxcars...

There are a lot of other single favourites, too.

Wayne

Show us more of your favourite cars, freight or passenger, please.

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Posted by Track fiddler on Thursday, July 22, 2021 5:43 PM

doctorwayne

Show us more of your favourite cars, freight or passenger, please.

 

Thanks Wayne.  That's some nice boxcar customizing I must sayYes

 

My Pepe Le Pew boxcar.  I had to have been one short of a six-pack the night I bought that oneLaughWhistling

 

More favorites, ...freight or passenger car please.

 

 

 

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Posted by doctorwayne on Thursday, July 22, 2021 6:23 PM

Thanks for your kind comment TF.

Track fiddler
My Pepe Le Pew boxcar. I had to have been one short of a six-pack the night I bought that one

Ah, yes, but it's so round, so firm, so fully packed.

Track fiddler
More favorites, ...freight or passenger car please.

This one, and a couple of similar ones, are favourites because they were made into wooden baggage cars, from Athearn Blue Box passenger cars (coaches and Pullmans) bought NiB for a couple bucks each...

Wayne

Lets see more of your favourites, please.

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Posted by Track fiddler on Thursday, July 22, 2021 6:53 PM

doctorwayne

Wayne

Lets see more of your favourites, please.

 

Now that Pullman of yours got me a little riled Wayne.  I thought I had that one so I got out my set.

Nope, I didn't have it but those Pullman's are no stranger to meYes

I found out after that train show there is more than 5 to complete this set.  I have bought one extra now and one in my cart, ...I don't know what I'm waiting for?  I better send eBay a PayPal tonightWhistling

 

So I'm going to post the Great Northern, North Dakota Pullman as my favorite. 

 

More favorites please.

 

 

 

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Posted by "JaBear" on Friday, July 23, 2021 12:14 AM

CSIX500 by Bear, on Flickr

More favourites please. 

Smile

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Posted by Track fiddler on Friday, July 23, 2021 12:33 AM

Sweet!

That is one smooth center depression flat car BearStick out tongue  I can certainly see why that's your favorite

 

Carry onYes

 

 

 

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Posted by NorthBrit on Friday, July 23, 2021 4:06 AM

Bear  More favorites

 

My father was in The 9th Queen's Royal Lancers Regiment.    As I like Class 52 locomotives (Westerns')    D1027  Western Lancer   is a must have.

 

 

Anymore favorites?

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Posted by tankertoad135 on Friday, July 23, 2021 9:50 AM

One of my faves, a Roller Bearing Models waffle side boxcar lettered with Herald King decals.  CNW had a large "flock" of these puppies and many showed up in Rapid City in the pre-DME days.  This humperdill took quite some time to get together using 4 different glues.  It was fun!!Cowboy

More fave's palease!

 

 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, July 23, 2021 10:14 AM

tankertoad135
More fave's palease!

This is my favorite freight car in the Train Set Fleet.

Show me another "billboard style" refrigerated boxcar.

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Posted by tankertoad135 on Saturday, July 24, 2021 4:10 PM

Well, more of a reefer than a boxcar, but nice bold lettering!Cowboy

 

Any more billboard reefers gents?

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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, July 24, 2021 7:52 PM

tankertoad135
Any more billboard reefers gents?

Got this for ya':

 IMG_4031 by Edmund, on Flickr


 

 Billboard1 by Edmund, on Flickr

Let's see more refrigerator cars, please.

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Posted by NVSRR on Saturday, July 24, 2021 8:22 PM

 Slightly more modern version.

 

More reffers.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Saturday, July 24, 2021 8:35 PM

NVSRR
More reffers.

Here is a STRATTON AND GILLETTE refrigerated car in orange.

Show me something else that is orange.

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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, July 24, 2021 8:45 PM

SeeYou190
Show me something else that is orange.

Orange F-units on the B&O?

 BnO_F7-4645-3 by Edmund, on Flickr

Sure enough...

Another something orange, please.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Saturday, July 24, 2021 10:31 PM

Orange livestock truck. 

Please show something that is yellow

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Saturday, July 24, 2021 10:35 PM

Heartland Division CB&Q
Please show something that is yellow. 

There are a couple of yellow things to be seen here, and a beautiful building on the background.

Show me another yellow something please.

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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, July 24, 2021 10:54 PM

SeeYou190
Show me another yellow something please.

Aah! Chicago and North Western has the market cornered on yellow:

 C_NW_PS-bilevel_166 by Edmund, on Flickr

 C_NW_E7-bilevels by Edmund, on Flickr

Please show something green.

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Sunday, July 25, 2021 12:01 AM

gmpullman
Please show something green.

RIDGE TERMINAL LINES paints their fancy fleet of "Eagle Express" service boxcars green.

Show me more green if you please.

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Posted by Track fiddler on Sunday, July 25, 2021 10:04 AM

SeeYou190
 

That is one handsome boxcar KevinYes

Another purchase at the train show yesterday.

I missed the billboard boxcar posting a while back.  Found this Hamm's billboard reefer at the show and now I have two.  It looks like a long case of beer on wheelsLaugh

The old Hamm's beer commercials of the 70s with the bearded man Earl Hammond walking with his staff and the Kodiak Bear by his side was filmed at many locations in Minnesota, one being Lake Namakan that connects south of Lake Kabetogama where I grew up.

The bear's name was Sasha. Picture courtesy of Northern Wilds Magazine.

 

 

More green please.

 

 

 

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Posted by HO-Velo on Sunday, July 25, 2021 1:50 PM

Nice boxcar TF, who can forget 'The land of sky-blue waters', makes me want to have a cold one.  I like green, my father's 48' was green.  More green please.  Regards, Peter

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Posted by BATMAN on Sunday, July 25, 2021 2:26 PM

Green and a billboard.

Please show me two of something.

 

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Posted by chatanuga on Sunday, July 25, 2021 4:05 PM

Two trains racing

Show me two more of something.

Kevin

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