New run for Fox Valley 7-post boxcars


HO — Fox Valley Models’ HO-scale Soo Line Fond du Lac Shops pro- totype 7-post boxcar returns at the end of this year with a new produc- tion. The X-panel roof examples will see CSX (blue with yellow reporting marks and data), Soo Line (Boxcar Red with white lettering and dashed sill stripes), Soo Line (white with red


door and lettering), and Wisconsin Central (maroon with gold lettering). The diagonal-panel roof variation will be available in Burlington North- ern (Cascade Green with large white “BN” herald), BNSF (brown with white “wedge” logo), Great Northern (Gla- cier Green with red door and separate placards for herald and cushioned


underframe labeling), and Montana Rail Link (blue with red-and-white lettering).


This fully assembled HO-scale box- car will sell for $30.95 and will include separately applied metal grab irons, ladders, etched-metal end crossover platform over couplers, metal wheels, and metal Kadee knuckle couplers.


Fox Valley Models; P.O. Box 1970, Des Plaines, IL 60017 847-768-2344; www.foxvalleymodels.com


Henney Motor Company boxcar kit


HO — The fifth annual model railroad car is available from The Illini Chapter of the Professional Car Society. This year’s release honors Henney Motor Company of Freeport, Illinois, with an Accurail- made 40-foot sliding-door boxcar kit. Henney started in 1854 building car- riages, and by the late 1920s was build-


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ing bodies of automobiles and trucks. From the 1930s to the 1950s, Henney was one of the most well-known makers of ambulance and hearse bodies. You may purchase this exclusive HO- scale Henney Motor Company boxcar kit from The Illini Chapter of the Pro- fessional Car Society for $19.98, plus


$5.25 shipping in the U.S. Two road numbers are available, and shipping for two or more kits is $6.50. Buyers may mail a check or money order.


The Illini Chapter of the Professional Car Society


918 W. Colfax Street, Palatine, IL 60067


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