Looking for pics of CR 368191 X58 SORT boxcar

[bbussey]

Everyone,

I am looking for straight-on detailed pics of the Conrail X58 "Safety on Rails Theater" boxcar from the 1990s, reporting marks CR 368191.  If anyone has any photos, please let me know.  Thanks.

[ljudice]

Bryan,  didn''t this end up on the Black River & Western - possibly sitting there today?

I am sure it was there at one point for a long time. 

Have you seen Matt Snell's page - I assume he has photos  (you may know Matt)

http://www.railroad.net/articles/modelrailroading/oli/index.php

- Lou

[bbussey]

Lou,

I sent Matt an email earlier to see if he still has photos and literature.  I don't know if the car still exists today, or its last known whereabouts.

[ljudice]

I emailed you info on another car - although I have a sneaking suspicion it's the same car.  The BRW has an LV boxcar BRW #601 that could well have been in Conrail paint at some point.  What is odd is that the 368191 was parked in Ringoes for a long time - well after CR was gone.  I wonder if this is it.  I sent a message to some people doing restoration work down there to see if there is any connection.

At anyrate, you now have a NJ shortline car to produce!

[bbussey]

Definitely not the same car, as this one still retains it's original LV livery and the SORT car was originally an ex-PRR X58 no-suffix.  That brown is rust and dirt, not worn CR paint, and there is no evidence of the Phila Division placard mountings on the left side.  Great find though, as now I have another post-2000 scheme to do.

Still have to figure out how to credibly recreate aged LV cars (and to a lesser extent aged PRR cars) utilizing the standard mass-production procedures, but there remains time on the clock before deciding how to go about it.

[ljudice]

Can't wait for these cars!

- Lou