Chicago &
Eastern Illinois |
Road # C&EI
3 |
40' Standard Box Car,
Single Door |
Part #MTL-020 00 703 |
N Scale Supply Price: |
New: May 2005 |
Both regular and low-profile wheels are included |
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This one of a kind yellow-orange
40’ standard boxcar with single Superior door, blue “Speed Service“ logo and lettering
runs on black Allied full cushion trucks. In September 1945, the C&EI purchased
5, 40’-6” IL express box cars from PSCMCO. Numbered 1-5 and equipped Ajax power
hand brakes, each car carried a different slogan and ran with their passenger
service to and from Chicago through Illinois and Indiana: “Route of the Dixie
Limited,” “Route of the Dixie Flyers,” “Route of the Dixie Flagler,” “Chicago
St. Louis Southwest,” & “Chicago Evansville Southeast.” |
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