What is this? Any thoughts?

September 28, 2015

whatisit

Was railfanning the CP line at the CPR Lambton Yard in the Junction area of Toronto on the weekend when I photographed this oddity.

Looks like it could make a neat scratchbuilding project. Anyone know what it is?

4 Comments

  1. Hunter Hughson

    Mini-box converted into an office or bunk car for company service?

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  2. Chris van der Heide

    It’s definitely not a mini-box, but it does appear to be a pre-war 10’0″ interior height car.

    The conversion is definitely a bunk or office car for work train service, but hard to say what configuration exactly.

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  3. bernardhellen

    Any thought what HO car I’d use here to start off the process of building this?

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  4. Chris van der Heide

    For this one in particular looks like the True Line Trains 10’0″ CP CC&F car will do.

    CP converted all sorts of different cars to work cars.

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