CRIX Dri Protecto cars
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Please excuse the cross posting.
I seem to recall seeing drawings for these mid to late 50’s era insulated boxcars, one of which still exists in sad shape at the Illinois Railway Museum. I thought that it was in MM, but a search in the MR index comes up empty.
Thanks in advance for any assistance
Steve Hile
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Steve, which ones? The composite double sheathed cars, or the all-steel cars? I really like these cars and Hubert Mask once said he was thinking about making decals for them. I can't recall ever seeing a drawing of either car. Perhaps Abacus (the stillborn resin kit maker) had some information? Tim O'Connor
Please excuse the cross posting.
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hubert mask
Yes I am still thinking about it but what car can we out it on. Hubert Mask.
On Dec 7, 2013, at 4:04 PM, "Tim O'Connor" <timboconnor@...> wrote:
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Accurail did a Rock Island car with CRIX Dri Protecto lettering, car #2257. Item 8514 announced Oct/Nov 2013 http://www.accurail.com/accurail/ART/8500/8514.jpg
Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org
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This is the lettering scheme I was thinking about, but on a rebuilt (in 1960, apparently) car in the 205xx series. The car at IRM can be seen at
http://www.irm.org/gallery/CRIX20519/aaa
(not a terribly good angle.)
Frankly, I was presuming that this could be an interesting kitbash, with the partial wood sides and a fishbelly underframe.
Thanks, Steve
P.S. There were some all steel CRIX cars, too, although I am not sure how they match up with the Accurail car.
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Accurail did a Rock Island car with CRIX Dri Protecto lettering, car #2257. Item 8514 announced Oct/Nov 2013 http://www.accurail.com/accurail/ART/8500/8514.jpg
Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org
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caboose9792@...
I think that may have been part of the set I gave Bob K for the IRM
website. If not I got identical shots,in higher resalution. The lettering
on the other side was just about gone. Anyhow, what was the box under the door
in the linked photo?
Mark Rickert
In a message dated 12/7/2013 5:20:16 P.M. Central Standard Time,
shile@... writes:
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Good grief. That's an ice refrigerator car!! Did Accurail even look at a prototype photo? Tim O'Connor
Accurail did a Rock Island car with CRIX Dri Protecto lettering, car #2257.
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Tim, this may have been what Accurail had in mind. http://www.pbase.com/rocksosalla/image/132223810/original
Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org
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exactly. you see any ice hatches on that? Accurail makes a 40 foot plug door insulated box car. Whatever inspired them to model a box car with an ice reefer?
Tim, this may have been what Accurail had in mind.
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Tim, good question and one I cannot answer. Steve was asking about insulated boxcars, I can not imagine where Accurail got the idea it was a reefer.
Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org
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