Hi Bob; I think the recent RTR orange cars were the odd express cars. The cars with the Viking roof are regular boxcars, although I'm not sure how long the "war bonds" lettering survived after WWII.
Pieter Roos Sent from my iPhone On Aug 14, 2013, at 10:18 AM, Bob Werre <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Mel, I really don't have a clue what service those cars were in. I just > liked the lettering scheme and it's my only C&EI car. However, I hope it's a > standard boxcar because I have too many express cars the way it is. > > Bob Werre > PhotoTraxx > > >> aren't those the express boxcars, that the c&ei had, i think there 5 only? >> in real life >> >> mel perry >> >> On Aug 13, 2013, at 12:26 PM, Bob Werre wrote: >> >>> >>> I have a C&EI boxcar which is a Pacific Rail 40' car(not sure what style >>> however) with a Viking roof. Mine has the "Buy War Bonds"logo in large >>> script. I don't know if that is what they mean. The Viking roof breaks up >>> the usual pattern of roofs in a yard view. >>> >>> Bob Werre >>> PhotoTraxx >>> >>> >>> On 8/13/13 1:04 PM, gsc3 wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Perusing the Des Plaines site, I noticed a "modified" C&EI boxcar listed >>>> for sale on the last page of freight cars. Anyone know what the "Modified" >>>> refers to, i.e. how this car is different? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> George Courtney > > > >
