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| Four EMD units lead this westbound Auto Rack train, probably train #678 from Tulsa and Memphis. The units are SD40-2's 5040 and "snoot" 5026, FP45 5941, and F45 5938. |
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| Three Red Caboose (now Intermountain Rwy) Bi Level auto racks are right behind the four locomotives. These units have been previously covered in my 9/16/13 blog on auto racks led by GP38 3532. |
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| This is Athearn's latest release, a triple deck open sided auto carrier, manufactured sometime in the 1960's. I inserted this picture as a contrast to my modified auto racks as they would have looked like in 1981 |
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| Micro Trains ATSF triple deck "Autoveyor". The name did not catch on in the industry. I added the side panels. |
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| Northern Pacific triple deck auto rack recently released by Athearn. All my open sided auto racks have been modified with aluminum side panels in the 70's and early 80's. |
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| Athearn Frisco auto rack. All of my auto racks are carrying new Chevrolet Impalas manufactured by Classic Metal Works. |
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| Seabord Coast Lines 3 deck auto rack. Notice that the side panels are of different heights on many of my auto racks. |
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| Missouri Pacific auto rack by Athearn. The autos on the lower decks are Toyotas by Kato. |
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| The plastic Toyotas are necessary because using all CMW Impalas, the units become very top heavy and tend to topple on super elevated curves. |
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| Another MT triple deck loaded with Impalas (supposedly). |
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| Double deck Southern railway as built by Athearn but weathered by yours truly. |
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| Seaboard auto rack specifically designed for truck transportation. |
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| Wabash auto rack filled with eight Ford pick up trucks by Atlas. Though made as 1971 trucks, they can easily pass for 1981 trucks. |
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| The side panels are actually plastic. Look at the end of this blog for information on where to get the plastic. |
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| Illinois Central |
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| Rock Island |
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| Northern Pacific |
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| Special limited run Erie Lackawanna from MT. |
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| These sheets are available from JTT Architectural. I got mine on Ebay. For a video of this train: |
Thanks for your interest!
