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:
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> 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.
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> Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 20:14:25 +0000
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> 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?
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> The car can be seen in the PHOTOS section, in a folder titled FRIENDSHIP TRAIN.
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> Would like to know if this is a Q car.
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