Trainboard Special Run: Missouri - Illinois Boxcar

[up1950s]

I don't get it. What's the story with that car?

I think the TB a starting a special run series of cars of their  liking . Any in my era would be wanted , don't we all like what is not run of the mill .

[MRLX1020]

The car was from a fairly obscure corner of the MoPac, but these cars circulated all over - beyond the Midwest.

The Cushion script is cool, and it makes for an all around neat car.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

So it's a real car then?

[C855B]

Yes.

[sizemore]

So it's a real car then?

Yeah while the final has not been decided, check the link, they have photos of the proposed prototype cars. It's close enough for guv'mint work.

The S.

[central.vermont]

Well I guess if it doesn't have a build date of before 1960 then I'm off the hook for needing one. 

Jon

[bbussey]

You're off the hook Jon, as am I.  The deco scheme looks nifty, but it's difficult to justify for Connecticut in 1980.

[up1950s]

Well no modern lower right lettering . I am in for one as it looks good enough to pass for 12/31/1959 .

[sizemore]

Just a heads up I received notification that these were shipping via Paypal. Looking forward to another limited run car.

The S.

[C855B]

+1.

[up1950s]

+1 more

[RockGp40]

I bought one too. They must have touched Rock Island lines somewhere....

[MRLX1020]

Mine showed up today!  Very excited as my Grandfather worked on the M&I "Mike and Ike" as he called it out of Nashville, IL in the 1930's.

This car fits in wonderfully with my southern Illinois 1970's modeling of the GM&O, as the M&I and GM&O had a crossing in Sparta, IL.

Thanks to whomever put this run together!

[eric220]

I bit on one of these sight unseen to support TrainBoard.  Last time I'm going to do that.  I for one have absolutely no need or use for this car. It appears to be well done, and I have no doubt that it will be appreciated by many modelers out there, but it's totally out of my timeframe.  Oh well.