Box car / Reefer question

[keeper]

I think I once saw a box car/reefer for the Bosch brewery in Houghton MI, but I'm not 100% sure that it was that brewery. Does someone of you know if such a car was ever done? Or maybe it was custom painted, hmm....

Thomas

[sirenwerks]

Athearn did a Hamm's car, and another that escapes my memory at the moment. Pearl maybe? Long day...

[Dave Schneider]

I think I once saw a box car/reefer for the Bosch brewery in Houghton MI, but I'm not 100% sure that it was that brewery. Does someone of you know if such a car was ever done? Or maybe it was custom painted, hmm....

Thomas

Thomas,

I did time in Houghton during grad school, and have a similarly fuzzy recollection of a Bosch brewery car. I did some searches but haven't found anything yet.

Are you familiar with the Clarence Monette history series of self-published books? He did one on the Bosch brewery, but I don't have this in my collection. The quality of his books vary and the photos are not great reproductions, but there can be some useful information in them.
http://www.calumetcopper.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_3&sort=20a&page=3

Have you seen the CopperRange.org web site? http://www.copperrange.org/
There is quite a bit of useful Yooper information on there. Unfortunately the site owner Kevin Musser passed away at a young age but the site has been maintained in his honor.



Best wishes, Dave

[keeper]

sirenwerks

There is a Hamm's car by MTL.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/N-scale-MICRO-TRAINS-50-Plug-door-Boxcar-HAMMS-BREWING-CO-road-31221-New-/261102084578?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item3ccae5a1e2
Is that the one you're thinking of? Looks nice.

Dave

No, I don't know these books but I have seen the CopperRange website. Lots of info.
My sister lives in da U.P., very nice place.

I should have mentioned that I think I saw the car on ebay, not in real life. Just in case someone's confused here, I am now...   

Thomas