Models of this car has been previously produced in 3-rail O-gauge by MTH,
K-Line, and maybe Lionel.
An article in K-Line Electric Trains' newsletter about their model stated that
CROP was the "Christian Relief Overseas Program".
It's really neat that such a colorful red, white, & blue paint scheme with both
Lincoln's profile & the BR herald is also very much prototypical !
Bill
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, HOL WAGNER <holpennywagner@...> wrote:
>
> As explained in BB #7 on the XM-32 boxcars, this car was repainted red, white
> and blue at Havelock in January 1948 as the Burlington's participation in the
> nationwide Abraham Lincoln Friendship Train sponsored by CROP, an American
> relief organization that sponsored the collection of canned goods and other
> food for those impacted by the war in Europe. There are many photos of the
> train was it strted collecting cars on the West Coast and progressed
> cross-country to the East Coast, eventually totaling nearly 100 cars that
> were unloaded and shipped to Europe. Most roads didn't go to the trouble of
> repainting a car for the train, but the publicity-conscious Q did. The car
> was repainted back to mineral red after it completed its mission.
>
> Hol
>
>
>
>
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> From: tczephyr@...
> Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 20:14:25 +0000
> Subject: [CBQ] Friendship Train of the late 1940's
>
>
>
>
>
> OK, I am attaching a photo of what is listed as a FRIENDSHIP TRAIN from 1946.
> Is this just someones idea of a "what if" car or did the Q really have a car
> painted like this?
>
> The car can be seen in the PHOTOS section, in a folder titled FRIENDSHIP
> TRAIN.
>
> Would like to know if this is a Q car.
>
> Ray
> San Jose CA
>
>
>
>
> As explainedin BB #7 on te XM-32 boxcars, this car was
>
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