I don´t have that article handy - was this a frieght boxcar, or for
express ? I would expect express, hence used for head end traffic in
passenger trains.
But I suppose such a car might have been downgraded to friehgt duty
but kept the trucks.
I beleive the full cushions were banned in about 1955, but the Q
might have taken them off earlier...
have fun
steve
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, railbass@... wrote:
>
> I was leafing through a Model Railroader from October 1979 and
noticed a Paint Shop article on making a CB&Q box car from an
Athearn 40' AAR kit. The only modifications were CB&Q decals and
Allied Full-Cushion trucks, same as on troop sleepers. The cars
were numbered 12000-12399 and were built in the CB&Q Havelock, NE,
shops in 1941. This would be an easy kitbash. What color would
the trucks be painted? Why were Allied trucks used in the first
place - what type of cargo? When would the Allied trucks no longer
be used? I model late 1940s and early 1950s.
> - John Manion
> Denver, CO
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
mailto:CBQ-digest@yahoogroups.com
mailto:CBQ-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
CBQ-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
|