August 2009 Announcements
Bluford Shops is proud to announce our next group of N scale boxcar runs. 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 for single cars, $49.90 for 2-packs. These runs are scheduled for release in December of 2009.
86311 New York Central double door single car, 86312 2-pack. This batch of 101 cars was delivered to New York Central in 1965. Initially at least, they were assigned to carry Chrysler parts. At this point in the Central’s history, they had 9,700 route miles in 10 states and 2 Canadian provinces. The freight car fleet was a whopping 78,000+ cars. New York Central blanketed southern Michigan as well as auto manufacturing centers in Indiana, Ohio, western New York and others, making this line vital to the industry.
87101 Pennsylvania quad door single car, 87102 2-pack. Pennsylvania received this group of quad-door cars in 1965 whereupon they were assigned to carrying Chevy body panels. GM, as a rule, preferred quad-door cars over their double door cohorts. Unlike most PRR double door cars, this batch of quad door cars had black ends (probably “car-cement” rather than black paint) and we are replicating this detail on our run.
86321 Milwaukee Road - yellow double door single car, 86322 2-pack. Delivered to Milwaukee Road in 1977, these cars arrived in yellow with black ends, touting Milwaukee’s moniker, “America’s Resourceful Railroad.” Assembled by Greenville, they were placed in service with ACI tags and con-stencils with the format correct for the time. These cars were originally assigned for loading by Ford.
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