tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723635728039107400.post6254082624991271939..comments2024-02-19T16:50:09.920-08:00Comments on CP Rail Manitoba & Minnesota Subdivision: Forty-Foot Boxcars on the M & M Sub.JDL56http://www.blogger.com/profile/02372225959736999719noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723635728039107400.post-20926143440344412882015-08-26T14:14:05.465-07:002015-08-26T14:14:05.465-07:00Just a matter of clarification on the grain boxes ...Just a matter of clarification on the grain boxes with the wheat sheaf logo...They were repaired with Federal Governemnt funds to "stretch" their service lives a bit longer while the 19,000 Government hopper fleet was being built from 1972 through 1981. The sheaf was a toned down version of the massive Government of Canada advertising that appeared on the covered hoppers. Many of the lines these boxcars were used on were indeed in no shape to handle fully loaded 100 ton hoppers. They could have always run the hoppers half empty, but loading hoppers also required investment in each elevtor to add a hopper loading spout higher up on th trackside. The traditional boxcar loading spout was too low to reach the top hatches on the hoppers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723635728039107400.post-18043385171337177522012-02-06T18:50:03.212-08:002012-02-06T18:50:03.212-08:00Those are Con Cor GP38-2. Roco mechanisms. Origina...Those are Con Cor GP38-2. Roco mechanisms. Originally made for Atlas, then bought by Con Cor. They came in CP Rail. I lowered the headlights and added the high bell.JDL56https://www.blogger.com/profile/02372225959736999719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723635728039107400.post-50358449119408028792012-02-06T18:48:47.060-08:002012-02-06T18:48:47.060-08:00Thanks for the note, Manny.Thanks for the note, Manny.JDL56https://www.blogger.com/profile/02372225959736999719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723635728039107400.post-51326075255374965882012-02-06T11:44:46.886-08:002012-02-06T11:44:46.886-08:00I have a similar CP train with 40 footers hauling ...I have a similar CP train with 40 footers hauling scrap paper to the mill for recycling. Those GP38s look like very old Atlas models with Roco drives! Are they custom paint jobs? Very well done.<br />Thanks for your blog; much appreciated.<br />Andrew Kerr<br />Sydney AustraliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723635728039107400.post-73595539682623321402012-02-06T05:48:52.887-08:002012-02-06T05:48:52.887-08:00Thanks John, interesting writeup as always. I had ...Thanks John, interesting writeup as always. I had a few cars saved up for a similar idea but have been downsizing my collection a lot lately (Display Case Central doesn't need 20-30 examples of various cars) and have kept just one of these Intermountain wheat sheaf cars, even though the gov't hoppers outnumber the boxcars by a wide margin. Thanks also for the earlier post about SD40-2s. I tried to send you some feedback privately but couldn't find your email address anywhere on here.Mannyhttp://www.execulink.com/~railbus/noreply@blogger.com