I managed to get a couple of cars done this week. Branchline 40' 1944 AAR Boxcar kit, painted with Scalecoat II ATSF Red and lettered with Dan Kohlbergs' decals. Car was built in 1947 and repainted in 1966 to this color, ACI Label added in 1968. car was in service hauling flour from Jackson, TN. IMRC 4550CF 4-Bay Covered Hopper kit, painted with a mixture of Scalecoat II Boxcar Red and Reefer Yellow then lettered with Herald King Decals. Car was built in 1977 by the Canadian Wheat Board and were assigned to the CP or CN for maintenance. These cars came about due to the Crows Nest Pass Agreement of 1897 where the freight rates for grain and farm machinery were frozen in perpetuity. The rates were so low that the CP & CN refused to make new cars available for grain service and the 40' boxcars were falling apart that were used to ship the grain. So the government of Canada and the Province's of Alberta and Sasketchewan purchased cars for the railroads to use for the movement of grain. I am going to do a number of these cars as I need something for these new engines I acquired to haul: A pair of Bowser GMD SD40-2's in CP Livery, I remember seeing these with the Canadian Wheat Board cars when I attened the NMRA Convention in Calgary, AL. Thanks for looking! Rick Jesionowski
Here's an oldie, my first attempt at custom painting and detailing. Did this over 30 years ago shortly sfter I tore out my N scale layout and was working the benchwork for HO. Painted it for a friend who also had a freelance railroad that connected to mine. He unfortunately passed away before his layout was completed. The SD-9 is an Atheran unit that was remotord with a can motor. It still runs like a Swiss watch, and almost at th same speeds as the Atlas units with the Kato motors.
