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Post by dieselgiants on Apr 26, 2016 9:42:42 GMT -8
All - I recall seeing a picture of a Cotton Belt boxcar that, if I recall correctly, had a picture of a woman's face and hand in a velvet glove. The service was either called velvet glove or velvet touch. I can't seem to find the reference, period or boxcar details and would like to model one. Quick search, no decals. Help appreciated.
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Post by Spikre on Apr 26, 2016 14:40:44 GMT -8
?? was that car actually an In Service car ? or just an Advertising one off car ? RRs did a lot of Advertising cars that never actually entered regular service. some did haul a publicized load out of a new shippers siding,but most didn't. Spikre  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 14:43:38 GMT -8
FedEx does something called "White Glove" service.
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Post by areibel on Apr 26, 2016 17:58:36 GMT -8
If you can remember any other details it would help- Steel boxcar or wood? 40 foot car?
I have a friend that's an SP fan, I'll check with him and see if he's heard of them.
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Post by Spikre on Apr 27, 2016 10:15:22 GMT -8
this was likely an "IT" car. in all the years of looking at freight car pics cant recall ever seeing this car. this would be like the ERIE "1st in Freight" 40' boxcar. only 1 was painted for the 1949 Centennial train,but was Re-Painted before being put in service at the end of that gig. Spikre 
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Post by roadkill on Apr 28, 2016 9:57:55 GMT -8
I seem to remember an ad in an ancient issue of Trains (early to mid-Fifties) with a Pullman-Standard ad that showed a woman wearing white gloves and had something to the efect of "giving a soft touch to freight". Maybe that's what you're thinking of?
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Post by Spikre on Apr 29, 2016 11:08:00 GMT -8
 how about the "Miss Katy" ads in Trains in the mid to late 60s ? Miss Katy was dressed in short coveralls while pushing an Athearn 50' plug door boxcar lettered for Katy. Spikre 
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Post by gasmith on May 2, 2016 15:42:09 GMT -8
how about the "Miss Katy" ads in Trains in the mid to late 60s ? Miss Katy was dressed in short coveralls while pushing an Athearn 50' plug door boxcar lettered for Katy. Spikre With a matching engineer's cap and white go-go boots...... |
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Post by edwardsutorik on May 2, 2016 17:59:30 GMT -8
With a matching engineer's cap and white go-go boots...... Engineer's cap? Go-go boots?:  Ed |
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Post by fr8kar on May 2, 2016 19:17:29 GMT -8
I just became a fan of the Susquehanna.
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Post by Gary P on May 3, 2016 7:43:15 GMT -8
Susie-Q fan here!
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Post by stevewagner on May 3, 2016 8:47:44 GMT -8
You might have trouble telling it from the posted photo, but the Susie-Q boxcars were dark green, with the multicolor figure, and black ends. Bev-Bel and possibly others lettered standard Athearn 40-foot boxcars (AAR 1937 design) in this livery.
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Post by edwardsutorik on May 3, 2016 9:27:18 GMT -8
You might have trouble telling it from the posted photo, but the Susie-Q boxcars were dark green, with the multicolor figure, and black ends. Bev-Bel and possibly others lettered standard Athearn 40-foot boxcars (AAR 1937 design) in this livery. I've got the AHM 50' plug/slide: www.ho-scaletrains.net/ahmhoscalefreightcars/id42.htmlEd |
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Post by gasmith on May 3, 2016 11:51:40 GMT -8
With a matching engineer's cap and white go-go boots...... Engineer's cap? Go-go boots?: Ed The MKT version: Attachments:
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Post by edwardsutorik on May 3, 2016 12:46:26 GMT -8
Must be a close relative.
Neat find!
Ed
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Post by Spikre on May 4, 2016 12:22:18 GMT -8
 must be getting old,forgot the Go-Go Boots and Kromer Kap !! guess there was a whole series of Miss Katy ads . Miss Katy and Susie Q do make a nice team of dream girls. Spikre
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