RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2021 I have a soft spot for oddballs and weird rolling stick so I dipped into my wallet and shelled out a modest amount a few days ago for this: It is definitely an Athearn Blue Box job, it is a bit of a wreck (a fixer upper!) and seems to be a strange presumably generic half caboose and half box car. Anyone able to shed light on what this is vaguely based on? Pretty certain SP never had any... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 A representation of a drovers caboose? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 (edited) A “maintenance of way” caboose, possibly used in reality in conjunction with a blasts plough? (Ballast Plow) Edited November 5, 2021 by Nearholmer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 5, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2021 Well, the MoW Department is where it will be heading after a full makeover, oddly I have been unable to find any pictures online of one of these which is unusual as Athearn Blue Box models were made by the tens if not hundreds of thousands so you would have thought there would be a picture of another one somewhere! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Found this, which looks like your car, but they don't know it's provenance either: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ho-scale-vintage-true-scale-509442910 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 It's this: HO Walthers MAINT-OF-WAY Hart Gondola MW #206 Work Train Kit Word of warning, that may not be the correctest description, but it brings up the item on google. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkingdigger Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Cute car! It looks to be a Walthers MoW car, on the concept of an old wooden boxcar modified with bay windows for crew accommodation at one end and the other end has supply storage. Maybe to support the Big Hook? But I suspect it was "imagineered" rather than based on a prototype. Should be a fun addition to your pike! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave1905 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Don't think its Athearn. More like a AHM/IHC car. It has "pizza cutter" flanges on the wheels which is typical of a European produced model not an American made one. I has a roof and roof walk design that no Athearn cars used. There should be clues on the bottom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 6, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 6, 2021 Much like most US outline HO, there are no makers marks or other identification whatsoever. It always puzzled me that this seems to be the default situation. It makes identifying a specific make of a model rather difficult and often leads to confusion in Ebay listings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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