Espee fans, era question (COTTON BELT) "beer car" Red Caboose

[Mark5]

Anyone know if:

A) this is a foob

B) the era for this scheme (I see COTS boxes)


http://www.imrcmodels.com/distrib/redcaboose/html/RN-17203.htm

Thanks!

Mark

[GaryHinshaw]

Not a foob (at least to the level of scrutiny I care about).  Some of these are still around today (or 2006 anyway):

http://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=13978

I don't know if the cars date back to the '60s or the '70s, but this is probably the original paint scheme.

[wazzou]

Looks good to me.

[Mark5]

Thanks - dug around some more - it seems they were built in 1975:

http://www.railgoat.railfan.net/spcars/byclass/box/b100-37.htm

[SirTainly]

I have the SP one, it's not exactly a foob but the number and data don't match up. The number, build date and the car class stencils all state contradictory stuff, IIRC two of the 3 are correct for this car type, but not in concert. Bit sad really, they do the right car in the right scheme and screw the data.