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[BRHSlist] 1940'S FRIENDSHIP BOX CAR
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Charlie Vlk
There were TWO "Friendship" trains.
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The one the Q painted up the XM for was the Abraham Lincoln Friendship Train. There was an earlier one that ran coast to coast MTH has done a car in O tinplate and I did art for DeLuxe Innovations to do on their XM32 in N Scale. I don't know if its ever been done in HO I have some material from online sources on both trains. There were some other special paint cars but good pictures are elusive I am going to cc this post to the Steam Era Freight Car List to see if anyone there has any additional information Charlie Vlk On May 10, 2013, at 7:49 PM, William Barber <clipperw@...> wrote:
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Rod Miller
On 5/10/13 7:57 PM, Charlie Vlk wrote:
There were TWO "Friendship" trains. The one the Q painted up the XM for wasNot sure if Charlie is referring the the French Merci Train http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merci_Train when he notes a train that ran coast to coast. Photos on the above site show buffers; other possible incompatibilities such as brake systems may have prevented the cars operating in a train on U.S. rails. Perhaps someone else here can provide more information. I always thought Sunset/MTH/Lionel have missed the boat on this one, since collectors would have to buy all 48 cars to have a complete collection. Rod -- Custom 2-rail O Scale Models: Drives, | O Scale West / S West Repairs, Steam Loco Building, More | 2014 Meet is Feb 6 - 8 http://www.rodmiller.com | http://www.oscalewest.com |
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Charlie Vlk
The first train was in 1947 and was simply the "Friendship Train". It
started from Los Angeles on Nov. 7, 1947. There were at least two box cars specially painted for the train (one NYC 15147) and a Pullman or two. MTH did two cars as SP 98014 and SP 97894 that look like the second car in the photo that the NYC car appears in but the roadname and number are not identifiable. The Abraham Lincoln Friendship Train departed from Lincoln, NEB on Feb. 12, 1948. The Merci cars were in response to these (and presumably other) relief efforts sponsored by organizations other than the federal government. Charlie Vlk Not sure if Charlie is referring the the French Merci Train |
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Steven D Johnson
L&N also contributed a specially-painted boxcar to the "Friendship Train."
It was L&N No. 16576, built by Mt. Vernon Car Mfg. Co. in 1947. Steve Johnson From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Charlie Vlk Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 1:36 PM To: STMFC@...; BRHSlist@... Subject: RE: [STMFC] Re: [BRHSlist] 1940'S FRIENDSHIP BOX CAR The first train was in 1947 and was simply the "Friendship Train". It started from Los Angeles on Nov. 7, 1947. There were at least two box cars specially painted for the train (one NYC 15147) and a Pullman or two. MTH did two cars as SP 98014 and SP 97894 that look like the second car in the photo that the NYC car appears in but the roadname and number are not identifiable. The Abraham Lincoln Friendship Train departed from Lincoln, NEB on Feb. 12, 1948. The Merci cars were in response to these (and presumably other) relief efforts sponsored by organizations other than the federal government. Charlie Vlk Not sure if Charlie is referring the the French Merci Train |
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