These pictures aren't date stamped, and all I can say is they were likely shot between '74 and '76 in the Havelock yard.
[3 February 2021 Update: Take a look at these photos over at Train Geek of some surviving Pillsbury cars photographed from 2014 to 2020.]
WOW those are B-L-U-E covered hoppers, right down to the trucks! Tee hee!
ReplyDeleteThe shack sure does look like a weigh station structure, as covered hoppers were weighed, and the track immediately in front appears to be constructed differently - look at the absence of spike heads and thicker ties.
You're right the track is different. I sometimes think that if models of those cars were sold by Tyco, Life-Like or Bachmann in the '70s people might not believe they were based on a prototype. They're in pristine condition and, as you say, seriously blue.
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