Model Forum / General / Railroads / July 2006

Hi All:
I photographed an intermodal car DTTX 454030. I think. I believe the first
letter was D and the last digit looked like 0 the rest I can read.
Anyway, I couldn't find the 454 series in my 2000 ORER. Anybody have pics of
this car on the web? I just got a corner shot so didn't get a nice roster
shot. Anybody know the dates that this series started being used? I have
good pics of FEC versions of this car. Trailer Train has 3 pacs of a similar
carbody in the DTTX 432xxx series. However there are some brake gear
variations.

BTW I made the mistake of looking into the box of a Trumpeter aircraft
model. A 1:35 scale WWII US navy plane. I almost quit model railroading!
They have a 1:24 ME-109 and a ME 262 and a 1:48 condor, to name a fiew.
However the kit was beautiful. Such exquisite parts. If I were single I
would have dropped a couple hundred right there. The 109 was over a$100. But
beeaauutiful! sigh. Also made the mistake of looking at the Tamia F-1 race
cars ( 1:16 ? ). Gorgeous creatcha!  sigh. and sigh again... That's real
model building. Oho the allure is so strong...

Ok back to DTTX, so any body know?