Double-Door Boxcar

I used to see PDRR boxcars going to and from the paper plant in Port Huron, Michigan fairly often.  As I remember though, they were painted in a boxcar red or sometimes in yellow. Most of the prototype PeeDee River boxcars are now owned by UP and marked BKTY.

This one of mine is an old Roundhouse model that I weathered.  I didn't follow any prototype photo for the weathering, but I think it looks believable, so I'm more than pleased with the way it turned out.

Happened to catch this PeeDee River RailRoad boxcar this week at door #4 at Tri-State Paper.

Below are a few more photos of this boxcar from my files:

 This view shows lets us see some graffiti on the inside of the boxcar

 

It makes for kind of a nice change for the layout to have a freight car rolling around with the doors open

A view of the brake end of the boxcar as it sits at the local team track

I like this particular photo even thought the boxcar is on the other side of the chain link fence.

I'll close out with this view

The roof is certainly showing it's age

And that'll be all for this week.