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mecgp7

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MTL "Sue Line" boxcar?
« on: December 08, 2023, 04:24:14 AM »
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Anybody know the story behind this MTL car? I picked it up on a whim on eBay. I haven't received it yet and the only other pic was of one end of the box which only stated "Special Run".

***I found a model railroad club in Louisiana that runs the Sue Line. I couldn't find any info on the origin of the name.

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Re: MTL "Sue Line" boxcar?
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2023, 09:06:20 AM »
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Special run, yes.  Don't think it was part of the NMRA famous railroads series, but it was about that time. 

They are still around:
https://www.facebook.com/SueLineRailroad/
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Re: MTL "Sue Line" boxcar?
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2023, 09:08:14 AM »
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Just looked at a Delta Lines car and the label states NMRA Heritage Collection on the end.  Not just the Special Run logo.  So if this car just has the special run logo it was probably done as a fundraiser for the club. 
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Re: MTL "Sue Line" boxcar?
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2023, 12:00:04 PM »
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I have a list of all the Heritage series runs and it isn't one of them. Club fundraiser gets my vote as well.
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Re: MTL "Sue Line" boxcar?
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2023, 12:43:46 PM »
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I wonder, did they run afoul of a lawyer?







I'll see myself out... 
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Re: MTL "Sue Line" boxcar?
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2023, 05:10:28 PM »
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Quote from: chessie system fan on December 08, 2023, 12:43:46 PM
I wonder, did they run afoul of a lawyer?







I'll see myself out...
This is precisely why I bid on it. I thought it had something to do with a lawsuit or lawyer.
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Re: MTL "Sue Line" boxcar?
« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2023, 06:07:17 PM »
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Quote from: mecgp7 on December 08, 2023, 04:24:14 AM
Anybody know the story behind this MTL car? I picked it up on a whim on eBay. I haven't received it yet and the only other pic was of one end of the box which only stated "Special Run".

***I found a model railroad club in Louisiana that runs the Sue Line. I couldn't find any info on the origin of the name.



The sixth release in the Model Railroads of the Lone Star Region NMRA Special Run Series, produced in 1993, Micro-Trains Special Run Number NSC 93-09 commemorates the late (April 30, 1947 – January 24, 2021) Dr. Richard Conrad Kamm Sr's Sue Line Railroad, an HO Scale train layout that was built in Shreveport, Louisiana and appeared in the January 1987 Model Railroader magazine.

https://www.facebook.com/SueLineRailroad/

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Re: MTL "Sue Line" boxcar?
« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2023, 06:39:46 PM »
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What would Sue do?  :)
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Re: MTL "Sue Line" boxcar?
« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2023, 07:01:05 PM »
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How often would Sue sue you if Sue could sue?
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Re: MTL "Sue Line" boxcar?
« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2023, 07:06:08 PM »
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Back in the early 90's I watched a PBS program called All About Trains.
One of the episodes covered the Sue Line Railroad layout in Louisiana. Had this recorded to VHS tape and watched it many times. Here's a similar video from YouTube :

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« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2023, 07:13:05 PM »
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And here's the original All About Trains episode of the Sue Line Railroad 😁


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Re: MTL "Sue Line" boxcar?
« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2023, 10:16:00 PM »
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How do you do?

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Re: MTL "Sue Line" boxcar?
« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2023, 10:29:29 PM »
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Quote from: Missaberoad on December 08, 2023, 10:16:00 PM
How do you do?

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This!
I've been thinking about A Boy Named Sue since I first saw the photo.
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Re: MTL "Sue Line" boxcar?
« Reply #13 on: December 08, 2023, 11:12:23 PM »
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Well, if I ever have a boy, I'll name him
Frank or George or Bill or Tom, anything but Sue
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