Picked up two more GN Circus Cars on eBay

[twforeman]

Now I have six. Only four more to go.

Circus Boxcars

 

[Rico]

Nice!
When I was a kid I modelled GN in n scale, it was very colourful

 

[Patrick]

Now I have six. Only four more to go.

http://www.gngoat.org/circus_boxcars.htm

<envious>

Hope you got them at a good price.

 

[twforeman]

Hope you got them at a good price.

Yes I did. I have a search trolling eBay looking for the other four too.

 

[twforeman]

Picked up another circus car on eBay. I have eight out of ten now.

 

[twforeman]

Here are three more. I need to take pics of the other two I have I guess.

 

[Alcomotive]

Are these box cars made by Accurail?

 

[Alcomotive]

Here are three more. I need to take pics of the other two I have I guess.

Nice! Yep show them all on the tracks! looks great! No pun intended! lol

 

[twforeman]

Are these box cars made by Accurail?

No, Athearn made a set of them around 2006 I believe.

 

[Sirfoldalot]

Beautiful !!!!!!
Love the one on the right with the large logo!

 

[Alcomotive]

So I looked at what you seem to be going after and found this site. Interesting.

Circus Boxcars

You probably knew about this site?

 

[twforeman]

So I looked at what you seem to be going after and found this site. Interesting.

Circus Boxcars

You probably knew about this site?

Heh, yeah, it's linked in the original post. There were 10 made, Athearn made a run of all 10 and I'm trying to collect them all.

Because I'm a GN nut.

 

[Patrick]

I am as well, but with the wife possibly being off work, I'm not yet trying too hard. I think I do have a couple I've picked up along the way....

 

[Sirfoldalot]

Sure looks as if there a lot to choose from - close to 400!
Were they all 40 foot cars?
I need to go back and look!

 

[Alcomotive]

Heh, yeah, it's linked in the original post. There were 10 made, Athearn made a run of all 10 and I'm trying to collect them all.

Because I'm a GN nut.

Ah I didn't see you post the link. I see it now. funny. It was down on the bottom of the post and I didn't see it. I must of thought it was part of your signature or something it was easy to miss. I think that line needs to be thicker or darker? My opinion.

Nut's about GN is all good. I am nuts about UP and all it's heritage lol and oh ya Alcos.....

Later!

 

[twforeman]

Sure looks as if there a lot to choose from - close to 400!
Were they all 40 foot cars?
I need to go back and look!

400? No, it was as series of ten box cars they tried new paint schemes out on. Only ten were ever painted.

Here are the photos of the other two in my collection.

 

[daves68]

why are they called circus cars ?

 

[twforeman]

why are they called circus cars ?

Some of the paint schemes were incredibly loud and garish (for the day), thus earning them the moniker, "Circus Cars".

 

[Alcomotive]

Did you see what Greg (Greg@mnrr ) posted on the Running Bear talk shop?

http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/sitenews.asp

That Official A22 car is something else made for GN........pretty cool.

 

[twforeman]

That Official A22 car is something else made for GN........pretty cool.

Well that's pretty cool.