Kris Colonel Hal Carstens' Bourbon Storage Boxcars

Colonel Hal Carstens was the long time publisher of Railroad Model Craftsman magazine. The first car below is listed in the Kris Model Trains chapter of Greenberg's Guide to Kusan Trains.

Colonel Hal Carstens' Bourbon Storage 1971 Railroad Model Craftsman boxcar; yellow; red roof and ends; black lettering; sliding red plug doors; half ladders; 100 produced. Variation (B) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Colonel Hal Carstens' Bourbon Storage 1971 Railroad Model Craftsman boxcar; yellow; red roof and ends; black lettering; sliding red panel doors; half ladders. Red panel doors variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Colonel Hal Carstens' Bourbon Storage 1971 Railroad Model Craftsman boxcar; yellow; red roof and ends; black lettering; sliding red rib doors; half ladders. Red rib doors variation not documented in Greenberg's.