Re: PC: NYC express boxcars as work equipment?

[Stephen Vargo <anthrax2525@xxxxxxxxx>]

In light of lack of "proper" evidence, I propose a judgment via the "plausibility rule."

 If it can be properly justified, and the depiction can be feasibly done, then it should be OK. If reailty can seemingly bend the rules sometimes, then we in the "87 feet to 12 inch" crowd can too.

Jerry Jordak <jer -AT- smellycat.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Last night while browsing the shelves at the LHS, I found one of these 
> Walthers express boxcars that was rebuilt from an old WWII troop sleeper:
>
> http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/932-4161
>
> I thought it was an interesting model, but my layout has no passenger 
> service. (Not by my choice, the PRR killed it off several years 
> earlier.) However, I know that a lot of old passenger equipment ended up 
> in MOW service.
>
> Which begs my question: were
>  these troop sleepers ever used in MOW 
> service on Penn Central? Or were they even still around by the time of 
> the merger? Just curious if anyone has any information on these cars. 
> I'd figure I'd ask before I spend $20 on one. :)
>
> Thanks,
> -JWJ

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