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which operated it as a separate entity until around 1930. It
later became part of Penn Central and ultimately Conrail. The
kit is priced at $14.98.
An HO scale 50’ welded-side insulated plug-door boxcar deco-
rated for Illinois Central is also new from Accurail. The model
represents a car built in 1967. The kit is priced at $15.98.
All Accurail HO scale car kits include appropriate trucks and
Accumate couplers.
American Model
Builders (laser-
kit.com)is sell-
ing a pair of
Louisville &
Nashville tool
sheds based
on information
supplied by the
L&N Railroad
Historical Society. The prototype structures were used for
storing handcars, tools, and supplies required for the con-
struction and maintenance of roadbed and trackwork. The
small structures were located along the mainline, at sidings,
and in yards at intervals of three to 10 miles apart.
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MRH-May 2013