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Model Railroader 75th anniversary boxcar enters service

Watch the rails for this new Wisconsin & Southern RR freight car
Published: Friday, October 10, 2008
Model Railroader 75th anniversary boxcar at the Wisconsin & Southern's paint shop in Horicon, Wis. (Cody Grivno)
The logo on WSOR no. 503175 commemorates 75 years of Model Railroader magazine. (Cody Grivno)
On October 10, 2008, Model Railroader magazine's 75th anniversary boxcar
entered service on the Wisconsin & Southern RR Co. (WSOR). The 52-foot
double-plug-door boxcar, no. 503175, was painted at the WSOR's paint shop in
Horicon, Wis. This car is part of the railroad's canned-goods fleet and has
the potential to travel throughout the United States.

To find out the last place theModel Railroader 75th anniversary boxcar was spotted or to report any sighting of the car, Visit the Where are the MR anniversary boxcars forum.

If you're a current Model Railroader subscriber you can also watch a video of the boxcar at the WSOR's car shops in Horicon, Wis.

User Comments

THOMAS ELESH JR from OHIO said:
I was up in North East Pennsylvania this past Saturday August 1st, 2009 and saw it go through Westbound on Track 1 of the CSX Main pulled by 3 BNSF Dash 9's and a CSX SD70MAC. If you want to see the picture, go to my profile of wrawroacx and my profile picture has it.
Submitted: Monday, August 03, 2009 1:55 PM
MICHAEL MAURER from NORTH CAROLINA said:
Just received my 75th Anniversary car and will enjoy having it for years to come.
Submitted: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 1:41 PM
MICHAEL MAURER from NORTH CAROLINA said:
Thanks Dana...will you folks announce this or should I watch the Athearn site for the announcement?
Submitted: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 1:24 PM
DANA KAWALA from WISCONSIN said:
Hi Michael,

Athearn is producing an HO model of this car and it should be available soon.
Submitted: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 9:01 AM
MICHAEL MAURER from NORTH CAROLINA said:
I see where there's an N Scale model of this boxcar...any word on the HO Scale model?
Submitted: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 8:04 AM