July 2009 Announcements

Bluford Shops is proud to announce our next group of N scale boxcar runs. This time we are announcing a trio of Double Door 86' auto parts cars. This trio are all in their as-built paint schemes. These cars have injection molded plastic bodies, etched metal details, operating knuckle couplers, accurately appearing trucks and cushion draft gear enclosures. Projected MSRP: $24.95 (UP: $27.95) for single cars, $49.90 (UP: $55.90) for 2-packs. These runs are scheduled for release in late Autumn of 2009.

Products bearing Union Pacific, Rio Grande, Chicago & North Western and Missouri Pacific marks are made under trademark license from Union Pacific Railroad Company.

87091 Union Pacific “automated rail way ” quad door single car, 87092 2-pack.This batch of cars appeared on the UP in the summer of 1964 in this paint scheme.The shield includes the word “RAILROAD ” which was standard for UP in the 60 ’s.This batch also included the small version of the reporting marks.The “automated rail way ” logo had evolved over the years with this version featuring a more playful lettering style,larger map,and “CUSHIONED LOAD ” replacing “CUSHION RIDE.” These cars were initially
assigned for loading at a Chevy plant on the New York Central in Cleveland.
Due to particularly complex decoration on these cars,projected MSRP for the single is $27.95,and $55.90 for the 2-pack.

86251 Central of Georgia double door single car,86252 2-pack. This batch of CoG cars was delivered in the summer of ‘66 and also initially assigned for loading in Cleveland, although at a Ford ’s Walton Hills plant.The 1,700+mile Central of Georgia blanketed much of Georgia and Alabama with branches to Tennessee and Florida. In the early 60 ’s, Southern gained control of the CoG and their influence spread into the lettering styles used on CoG ’s 8,000+car fleet.

86241 Norfolk &Western double door single car,86242 2-pack.Norfolk &Western ’s 86 ’ boxcar fleet was very large,reflecting the importance of the auto business to predecessor Wabash whom N&W leased in 1964. This large batch was delivered in the Spring of ‘65 in this paint scheme. They were initially assigned for loading on the Chicago Heights Terminal & Transfer (now part of UP.)Note that N&W used an alternate version of the “hamburger logo ” on their auto parts cars with a taller “N&W ”.
We’ll call this the “extra-meat” version of the hamburger....