Kris Reading Lines Boxcars

The Reading railroad was primarily a northeastern coal hauler based in Reading, Pennsylvania. Variations noted are from the Kris Model Trains chapter of Greenberg's Guide to Kusan Trains.

Reading 703 boxcar; dark green; yellow lettering; Reading Lines diamond logo; sliding dark green panel doors; half ladders. Variation (A) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Reading 3748 boxcar; tuscan; white lettering; Reading Lines diamond logo; sliding tuscan rib doors; half ladders. Tuscan variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Reading 5066 boxcar; green; yellow lettering and graphics; Reading Lines diamond logo; sliding green panel doors; half ladders. Variation (D) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Reading 5066 boxcar; boxcar red; white lettering and graphics; Reading Lines diamond logo; sliding boxcar red panel doors; half ladders. Boxcar red variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.

Reading 8752 boxcar; tuscan; white lettering; Reading Lines diamond logo; sliding tuscan panel doors; half ladders. Variation (E) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Reading 23400 boxcar; dark green; yellow lettering and graphics; Reading Lines diamond logo; sliding dark green panel doors; half ladders. Dark green variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Reading 23400 boxcar; dark green; yellow lettering and graphics; Reading Lines diamond logo; sliding yellow plug doors; half ladders. Dark green with yellow plug doors variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.

Reading 30770 boxcar; boxcar red; white lettering and graphics; Reading Lines diamond logo; sliding boxcar red panel doors; half ladders. Road number 30770 not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.

Reading 80229 boxcar; boxcar red; white lettering and graphics; Reading Lines diamond logo; sliding boxcar red panel doors; half ladders. Boxcar red with panel doors variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.

Reading 80229 boxcar; boxcar red; white lettering and graphics; Reading Lines diamond logo; sliding boxcar red plug doors; half ladders. Boxcar red with plug doors variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.

Reading 92671 boxcar; boxcar red; white lettering; Reading Lines black and white diamond logo; sliding boxcar red rib doors; full ladders. Rib doors with logo variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.

Reading 92671 boxcar; tuscan; white lettering; without Reading Lines diamond logo; sliding tuscan rib doors; full ladders. Rib doors without logo variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Side 1 - Finished with a rib door.

Side 2 - Unfinished with a plug door.

Two sides of a Reading 92671 boxcar; boxcar red; white lettering; full ladders. Side 1 is finished and has a rib door installed, while side 2 is unfinished with a plug door. Rib and plug door variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photos courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.

Reading 106245 boxcar; dark green; yellow lettering; Reading Lines diamond logo; sliding dark green panel doors; half ladders. Variation (K) in Greenberg's. Door color not specified in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Reading 106245 boxcar; dark green; yellow lettering; Reading Lines diamond logo; sliding yellow panel doors; half ladders. Variation (K) in Greenberg's. Door color not specified in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Reading 109167 boxcar; brown; white lettering; without Reading Lines diamond logo; sliding brown rib doors; full ladders. Variation (L) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Reading 109167 boxcar; tuscan; white lettering; without Reading Lines diamond logo; sliding tuscan panel doors; full ladders. Variation (M) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Reading 109167 boxcar; tuscan; white lettering; without Reading Lines diamond logo; sliding tuscan plug doors; full ladders. Plug doors variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.