While at a show today I took the opportunity to look over the True Line
Trains Canadian Built boxcars. I recall looking at them when they first came
out and the ladders were molded very far from the ends. The cars I saw today
seemed to have the ladders located at the same locations as the adjacent
intermountain, Red Caboose boxcars. Now I know comparing models to models is
not the best approach. However it appears TLT may have retooled the car to
be more prototypical. Does anyone know if these cars were retooled, or were
my eyes deceiving me?

Brian J Carlson P.E.
Cheektowaga NY

--- In STMFC@..., "Brian J Carlson" <brian@...> wrote:

While at a show today I took the opportunity to look over the True

Line

Trains Canadian Built boxcars. I recall looking at them when they

first came

out and the ladders were molded very far from the ends. The cars I

saw today

seemed to have the ladders located at the same locations as the

adjacent

intermountain, Red Caboose boxcars. Now I know comparing models to

models is

not the best approach. However it appears TLT may have retooled the

car to

be more prototypical. Does anyone know if these cars were retooled,

or were

my eyes deceiving me?

Brian,

Just looked at three of the cars Friday on a friends layout.
He had just purchased them and the side ladders still appear to
be attached too far from the ends.

Chet French
dixon, IL

Brian,
I know that True Line Trains did do some reworking of the lettering
errors that occurred in the first run of CN cars and looking today at
the most recent offerings it does seem that they've adjusted the
location of the side ladders. However don't quote me, as I could be wrong.
Pierre Oliver


--- In STMFC@..., "Brian J Carlson" <brian@...> wrote:

While at a show today I took the opportunity to look over the True Line
Trains Canadian Built boxcars. I recall looking at them when they

first came

out and the ladders were molded very far from the ends. The cars I

saw today

seemed to have the ladders located at the same locations as the adjacent
intermountain, Red Caboose boxcars. Now I know comparing models to

models is

not the best approach. However it appears TLT may have retooled the

car to

be more prototypical. Does anyone know if these cars were retooled,

or were

my eyes deceiving me?

Brian J Carlson P.E.
Cheektowaga NY