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Model Railroading > BKTY 150941 PS 5344 cu ft boxcarDate: 04/24/15 12:42 BKTY 150941 PS 5344 cu ft boxcar Author: Albrae If you have either Athearn's Pullman-Standard 5344 cu ft boxcar, or the HO scale PS 5344 kit from ExactRail, here is a potential project
http://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=84651 The car was recently repainted with BKTY reporting marks and features large GATX lettering on the right-hand side (the "GA" are obscured by the open door). This photo shows a similar application of the new paint on an FMC built boxcar http://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=84208 Thought it might be an easy and interesting project for you modern day modelers. Enjoy! Rob Date: 04/24/15 15:59 Re: BKTY 150941 PS 5344 cu ft boxcar Author: CPR_4000 I think BKTY was a Katy reporting mark, no? Maybe for a group of leased cars? I think WRWK was the Warwick RR in Rhode Island.
Date: 04/24/15 18:08 Re: BKTY 150941 PS 5344 cu ft boxcar Author: Larry020 Katy? So BKTY has nothing to do with Burger King?
Larry Date: 04/24/15 18:50 Re: BKTY 150941 PS 5344 cu ft boxcar Author: CPR_4000 BKTY boxcar:
http://www.trainweb.org/arkansastrains/railroad/mkt/4647039.htm http://freight.railfan.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=bkty20303&o=mkt I would have thought this mark belongs to UP, but apparently not. Date: 04/25/15 04:10 Re: BKTY 150941 PS 5344 cu ft boxcar Author: groundrelay BKTY reporting marks were used to identify freight cars acquired by the Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroad through the Bankers' Leasing Corp, a major financier of rail cars in the 1960's and
1970's. Bankers' Leasing was acquired by Southern Pacific and was operated as part of Espees' diversified business portfolio for many years. Cheers, Fergie Date: 04/25/15 13:59 Re: BKTY 150941 PS 5344 cu ft boxcar Author: wag216 BMKT- some of the older fans, calledl this as the Barriiger's M-K-T. wag216
Date: 04/27/15 08:43 Re: BKTY 150941 PS 5344 cu ft boxcar Author: BN_FAN CPR_4000 wrote:
> I would have thought this mark belongs to UP, but apparently not. BKTY is a current UP reporting mark - not unheard of for a lessor (in this case GATX) to put their name on a leased car. |