by Benjamin Maggi
One of the reasons I like the D&H was they tremendous variety of paint schemes during the 1960-1980s on their boxcars. I have seen red, orange, yellow, green, brown, and maroon. Add silver for their covered hoppers and blue for their MOW equipment and glass service hoppers and you really have a rainbow. That doesn't even count the "I love NY" cars.
However, while going through EBay recently I found listed a Walthers 3-pack of waffle-sided HO boxcars. They are Walthers item #932-9124 and though the auction has ended I am sure if you did an internet search you would find pictures of the EBay listing. Two are yellow as normal, but one was painted blue with yellow lettering and numbered D&H 24031.
I own the BLHS D&H Color Guide book and don't recall ever seeing a picture of a D&H blue boxcar. Nor could I find anything online to support this. Did Walthers just make this paint scheme up? Does anyone have any information on whether a prototype for these scheme existed?
Thanks.
However, while going through EBay recently I found listed a Walthers 3-pack of waffle-sided HO boxcars. They are Walthers item #932-9124 and though the auction has ended I am sure if you did an internet search you would find pictures of the EBay listing. Two are yellow as normal, but one was painted blue with yellow lettering and numbered D&H 24031.
I own the BLHS D&H Color Guide book and don't recall ever seeing a picture of a D&H blue boxcar. Nor could I find anything online to support this. Did Walthers just make this paint scheme up? Does anyone have any information on whether a prototype for these scheme existed?
Thanks.
Benjamin L. Maggi
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