Hi Charlie
The lower height framework car is a model of the two ESPEE calcium
carbide cars.It looks identical to, and is numbered for one of them.
The other three paint jobs were fantasy schemes, It was listed as a 55'
car, but is actually 53',6",like the prototype.I'm upgrading one for my
ESPEE coasline layout www.tinyURL.com/3kz4j
The pulpwood car is longer, and has different frame construction. One
of the four roads is for the prototype car. I remember seeing a picture
of the prototrpe pupwood car with Norfolk & Western markings which is
among the four roads offered on the pulpwood car.
I also have one of the Minitrix container cars. I'd like to know what
the containers looked like ,so I could model them.
I also have a helium car ,and vinegar car that are about the same
vintage. Atlas released these, plus some other exotic equipment around
the early70s. I'm glad that I stashed some away. I haven't seen the HO
cars.
Charlie Burns
--- In STMFC@..., "Charlie Vlk" <cvlk@...> wrote:

The same two cars were done by Roco in N Scale. (IIRC the HO cars

were also done by Roco, origiinally for AHM).

The lower height framework car in the N Scale version had cylindrical

containers with coned tops as a load.

The higher height framework car was a LCL Container Car. MiniTrix

imported this car without any load.

I've not tried to document the prototypes for these cars but seem to

remember seeing photos of both at one time or another, maybe in a CBC.

Pictures of the loaded N Scale Calcuium Carbide Car in N can be found

at http://Irwinsjournal.com/a1g/a1g_3021.jpg

These cars were part of a series using a common underframe that also

included a Pulpwood Car in both HO and N.

Charlie Vlk

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