Monday, September 7, 2015

Layout Update Mondays: Boxcar CLP 3131

Claredon and Pittsford Atlas O box car weathered and ready for service.
Well, I am still waiting for a few materials to show up to get back to working on the actual layout - however, I am taking this time to make some headway on preparing the rolling stock for the railroad.  As I mentioned in the operations plan for the layout a few weeks ago, the rolling stock fleet for the railroad will be very small - only five box cars and one locomotive. So far, I have three of the five box cars. The first of which to arrive was the Claredon and Pittsford box car. This shortline operated in Vermont until 1972 when it was purchased by the Vermont Railway. The line's name has lived on since then however, with operations of the railroad folded into today's Vermont Rail System. I figured since Vermont Rail System has a big display at the show each year, it would make sense for some of the freight cars on the layout to represent one of their railroads.

The model was made by Atlas O factory painted for the Claredon and Pittsford with number 3131. While the new car looked nice, I wanted the box car to look somewhat weathered - as it would be 37 years old at this point (build date 6-78). I kept things simple by sanding down the lettering and adding some rust along the ribs and roof of the car.

Hopefully, more progress to report on actual layout construction next week...