Kris Delaware and Hudson Boxcars
The Delaware and Hudson Railway, also known as The Bridge Line, operated in the northeastern U.S. Variations noted are from the Kris Model Trains chapter of Greenberg's Guide to Kusan Trains.
Delaware and Hudson 2888 boxcar; yellow; blue lettering; D&H shield logo; sliding yellow panel doors; full ladders; 40 produced of road number 2888. Variation (A) in Greenberg's. Door color not specified in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.
Delaware and Hudson 2888 boxcar shell; yellow; blue lettering; D&H shield logo; sliding black panel doors; full ladders; 40 produced of road number 2888. Variation (A) in Greenberg's. Door color not specified in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the Blue Room collection.
Delaware and Hudson 27034 boxcar; boxcar red; white lettering; D&H shield logo on the left; sliding boxcar red panel doors; full ladders. Matches the description of variation (C) or (D) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the G. Clarke collection.
Delaware and Hudson 27034 boxcar; boxcar red; white lettering; D&H circle logo on the right; sliding boxcar red panel doors; full ladders. Matches the description of variation (C) or (D) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.
Delaware and Hudson 27034 boxcar; boxcar red; white lettering; D&H circle logo on the right; sliding boxcar red panel doors; half ladders. Boxcar red with half ladders variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.
Delaware and Hudson 27034 boxcar; boxcar red; white lettering; D&H circle logo on the right; sliding boxcar red plug doors; full ladders. Boxcar red with plug doors variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.
Delaware and Hudson 27034 boxcar; boxcar red; white lettering; D&H circle logo on the right; sliding boxcar red plug doors; half ladders; particle board chassis. Boxcar red with plug doors variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.
Here's the challenge of classifying a car boxcar red. These three Delaware and Hudson 27034 boxcars are all identified as boxcar red on their respective boxes. However, all three are a different color shade. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.
Delaware and Hudson 27034 boxcar; green; white lettering; D&H shield logo; sliding green panel doors; full ladders; one produced. Variation (G) in Greenberg's. This car was made for R. Niedhammer. Photo courtesy of the Blue Room collection.
Delaware and Hudson 27034 boxcar; tuscan; white lettering; D&H circle logo; sliding tuscan panel doors; full ladders. Variation (H) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.
Delaware & Hudson 27034 Hershey's Chocolate & Cocoa boxcar; dark brown; silver lettering; sliding dark brown panel doors; full ladders. Variation not documented in the Delaware & Hudson section of Greenberg's. This car also appears in the Hershey's section of this site. Photo courtesy of the G. Clarke collection.
Delaware & Hudson 27034 Hershey's Chocolate & Cocoa boxcar; dark brown; whitish-silver lettering; sliding gray panel doors; full ladders. Variation not documented in the Delaware & Hudson section of Greenberg's. This car also appears in the Hershey's section of this site. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.
Delaware and Hudson 27034 boxcar; yellow; black lettering; D&H shield logo; sliding black panel doors; full ladders. Variation (I) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.
Delaware and Hudson 27034 boxcar; yellow; blue lettering; D&H shield logo; sliding yellow panel doors; full ladders. Variation (K) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the G. Clarke collection.
Double-sided variation not in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.
Delaware and Hudson 80229 boxcar; yellow; black lettering; D&H shield logo; sliding yellow plug doors; half ladders. Black lettering with plug doors variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the Blue Room collection.
Delaware and Hudson 80229 boxcar; yellow; dark blue lettering; D&H shield logo; sliding yellow plug doors; half ladders. Variation (O) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.
Delaware and Hudson 80229 boxcar; yellow; light blue lettering; D&H shield logo; sliding yellow panel doors; full ladders. Blue lettering with panel doors variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.