Model Railroad Hobbyist | Mar 2015 | #61 GETTING REAL column Tony Thompson More “signature” freight cars | Additional examples of essential additions to your fleet IN A PREVIOUS MRH COLUMN, FOR APRIL 2013 (available at: mrhmag.com/magazine/mrh-2013-04-apr), I provided a set of what I called “signature” freight cars for nine railroads, deliber- ately omitting some of the largest roads. In this column I extend and complete that set of cars by adding more railroads. The previous column covered the Milwaukee, B&O, Missouri Pacific, Denver & Rio Grande Western, Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Seaboard, Illinois Central, and Boston & Maine. In this column, I recommend signature cars for 10 additional freight car owners: Pennsylvania, New York Central, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, C&NW, CB&Q, PFE, Southern, UP, and Western Pacific. What is a “signature” freight car? The term is sometimes used for unique cars of a particular railroad, such as the famous Milwaukee XX MODELING REAL RAILROADS AND WHAT THEY DO MRHMAG.COM • TABLE OF CONTENTS • INDEX