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Building a Plausible Freight Car Fleet, Part 2 by Dan Lewis MMR

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What makes for a plausible train in some particular era and in some particular area of the country? Here, a mixed train on Dan Lewis’ North Montana Line features three box cars. Their construction and color immediately suggests the 1950s, but why is this so? Dan Lewis’ article Building A Plausible Freight Car Fleet will offer some tips for plausibility, starting on page 12.