Hi Jack; There were quite a few railroads that had non-REA express services after WWII. Most were initially on-line only, but the cars tended to stray off-line after a while.
Examples would be the SP black and later silver boxcars, and the CNJ green express cars. At least the CNJ cars were passenger equipped, and letter for specific on-line routes. Pieter E. Roos --- On Sun, 10/7/12, Jack Wyatt <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Jack Wyatt <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: New SSA Boxcar > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, October 7, 2012, 4:11 PM > << > Yes, a new paint scheme on the AAR box. Sharp looking cars > with five different > lettering schemes--orange sides with black ends and roofs. > >> > > It's an C&EI express boxcar and is beautiful. I almost > yielded to an impulse > purchase. If I knew a bit more about how they were used by > the C&EI and possibly > connections, I might buy one yet. > > I don't think it has Railway Express markings on it. I had > assumed that all > express service in that era was through Railway Express, but > I'm beginning to > wonder if some railroads with express boxcars were actually > expediting certain > freight business. > > Jack Wyatt > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [email protected] > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
