Durring my recent travels I came upon a small LHS that had one piece of LS
rolling stock. The proprietor said the UP Box Car was a Big Hauler Dealer Display Car that he recieved/purchased when Bachmann started offering the Big Hauler line.
I told him I would like to purchase the car, he said he would have to locate the original box and paperwork for it & let me know when he would be able to ship it.
Does anyone or maybe the B-Man know about this (these) cars????
Was the UP box car produced for sale or was it as he said a dealer/display car?
Thanks...
Dave/GSRR
Dear Dave,
The car was a promotion, given to dealers who put in the Big Hauler line. It's a yellow car with a UP shield herald, and it's fairly rare.
Good luck!
the Bach-man
Bach-man,
Thanks for the information.
You've verified what the LHS owner told me.
I wasn't aware of it being fairly rare though.
I'll have to call him tomorrow and see if he's ready
to ship the car to me.
Since it's fairly rare, it will be a display car for me.
I'm not a "collector", just someone who never lost
the childhood joy of playing with his trains.
Thanks again...
Dave/GSRR