Orange Juice Anyone?

[davefoxx]

Didn't Seaboard System handle the midwest route?  Somewhere I have a promotional cassette tape that was issued by the SS with Johnny Cash leaning out of the cab of a grey diesel, and it was titled the "Orange Blossom Special"... It was a bunch of old Cash train songs compiled...  It was either a juice train, or a direct piggy back service... I can't remember.

Lee

Actually, Seaboard Coast Line and the RF&P started the Orange Blossom Special in the late 1960s, and it was an all-TOFC train (one of the first of its kind!).  Seaboard System carried on the tradition, but I'm not sure how long the name, Orange Blossom Special, hung on.

By the way, don't look any further for the cassette tape.  You won't find it.  You gave it to me about two years ago.   

DFF

[C855B]

...  But Red Caboose doesn't have a 57' mechanical reefer, ...

Oops... yes they do. I have about 45 of 'em, in PFE. Go to Intermountain's site, and look in both Red Caboose and Intermountain. The 57-foot mechs are at the bottom of each page.

[sundowner]

True, they could have clarified it.  But Red Caboose doesn't have a 57' mechanical reefer, so it's the 62' car that's being used.  BTW, there have been a ton of 62' Tropicana cars released by Red Caboose over the years, in multiple schemes.  Not all of the schemes announced by IMRC this month, but it's not as if this is the first time prototypical N scale models of cars from the Juice Train we be produced.

Actually, RC does have a 57' mech reefer in N, I had some of them for late BN, early BNSF WFE cars. Nice car untill IM made theres last year.

I had 24 of the orange 62' RC cars but they are to old for my time frame now so I got rid of them. That train look cool when I used all those cars on it.

[Blazeman]

Did they go back to Florida as a unit train? I seem to remember seeing some riding out of Philly in the 90`s mixed in with a manifest freight.

When the train was reefer cars, they returned in singles and groups using regular trains. Then the equipment changed to TOFC. I don't know how the trailers returned.

[JoeD]

I grew up in Florida and remember all the advertizing was for California Oranges and Juce...I lived 30' from an orange grove and always wondered what gives. Then later, moved to Southern California and had a back yard that backed up to an orange grove and all the advertizing was for Florida Oranges and Juice.  I wonder what the crews on the PFE and Tropicanna trains thought when they passed each other in Texas??

Just Sayin'   

Joe

[asarge]

Need an expert to tell us the timeframe for each model.  I always liked to old orange ones myself.

The upcoming release pages list each schem and the date they started appearing.

http://www.intermountain-railway.com/currentflyers.html

[davefoxx]

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Sadly, though, if the flyers are correct, the Tropicana cars that I have now may be the wrong paint scheme for my era.  Oh well, not too many would know, and I like the orange cars better than the white cars anyway.  I have to admit that there are a few paint schemes in the flyer that I've never seen before, and I have a lot of books on the RF&P, SCL, SBD, and CSX that include information and photos on the Juice Train.

Anyhow, I would probably try to get another six cars to match my twelve, bumping my Juice Train to a length of eighteen cars.  Or, I could mix a few from the previous era in, too, and get to twenty to twenty-four cars.  They sure do look good behind my RF&P and SBD locomotives.  They also looked good behind Ed's CR locos on the BANTRAK layout at the B&O RR Museum a couple of years ago.    Fun, fun, fun!

DFF

[seusscaboose]

mmmm  Dave's affinity for Tropicana plus Tim's (POVC) affinity for Tropicana = a few new options for local manifest fast freights during Op Sessions...

[Bob Bufkin]

Years ago the cars returning to FL were sent back in batches in regular freight.  Nowadays the whole train returns in one piece.  CSX usually tacks some containers on the returning train headed to FL.  Guess they make a few extra bucks doing this.

[bbussey]

Oops... yes they do. I have about 45 of 'em, in PFE. Go to Intermountain's site, and look in both Red Caboose and Intermountain. The 57-foot mechs are at the bottom of each page.

You're right, I forgot about those.  I guess that means it's possible they are doing the scheme on the incorrect body.

I sent an inquiry through my inside IMRC channels to get clarification on which N scale Red Caboose model is being utilized.  I'll post when I find out.

[davefoxx]

mmmm  Dave's affinity for Tropicana plus Tim's (POVC) affinity for Tropicana = a few new options for local manifest fast freights during Op Sessions...

I would love it, Eric, but it would only be a roundy-round train with no real ops potential other than to tie up the mainline.  That is, unless, of course, you added a Tropicana plant on the layout.   

DFF

[John]

mmmm  Dave's affinity for Tropicana plus Tim's (POVC) affinity for Tropicana = a few new options for local manifest fast freights during Op Sessions...

On my railroad, I plan on running a dedicated Juicer .. its all MDC cars though

[John]

I would love it, Eric, but it would only be a roundy-round train with no real ops potential other than to tie up the mainline.  That is, unless, of course, you added a Tropicana plant on the layout.   

DFF

Staging to Staging

[Robbman]

I guess that means it's possible they are doing the scheme on the incorrect body.

They're all incorrect aren't they?

[jnevis]

They have a run through LA....hmmmm....Not modelling SoCal, not modelling SoCal, oh hell modelling SoCal
Like I need an excuse for more reefers