During my recent visit to N Scale Supply in Arvada, CO., I stumbled on a bunch of ziplock baggies with all kinds of used goodies, including one that had pieces of what looks like a partly scratchbuilt Boston and Maine milk car. It has two small doors per side and looks rather unique, so of course I had to buy it even though I really have no reason to run such a thing on my Cajon Pass layout.
Or do I? I have pics of an Erie milk car, converted to head end service, on a mail train in San Bernardino in the late forties. So just what is this car and what’s its history, B&M fans?
Thanks. Pics below...
Otto K.
PS: N Scale Supply is terrific. They are basically a mail order business with a great N scale inventory, but do open to the public for a few hours on Fridays and Saturdays as a “service to the local N scale community, now that there are no N scale hobby shops in the Denver area”, I’m told by Scott. The shop is in an old industrial complex in the middle of nowhere, but their new and used inventory is excellent...
