Kris Traintique/Vagell Symposium Rolling Stock

Bill Vagell, who owned a Garfield, New Jersey train shop, hosted an annual Traintique Symposium Train Meet. Variations noted are from the Kris Model Trains chapter of Greenberg's Guide to Kusan Trains. Greenberg's lists variations under both Traintique Symposium Train Meet and Vagell Symposium.

Traintique/Vagell Symposium boxcar; shiny silver; black lettering and horse-pulled tram; sliding black panel doors; half ladders. This is the only Traintique Symposium Train Meet boxcar variation in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Traintique/Vagell Symposium boxcar; shiny gold; black lettering and horse-pulled tram; sliding black rib doors; half ladders. Vagell Symposium boxcar variation (A) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Traintique/Vagell Symposium boxcar; shiny gold; black lettering and horse-pulled tram; sliding black plug doors; half ladders. Shiny gold with black plug doors boxcar variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Traintique/Vagell Symposium boxcar; shiny gold; black lettering and horse-pulled tram; sliding red plug doors; half ladders. The box end was autographed by Bill Vagell. Shiny gold with red plug doors boxcar variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.

Traintique/Vagell Symposium boxcar; shiny gold; blue lettering and horse-pulled tram; sliding blue plug doors; half ladders. Shiny gold with blue plug doors boxcar variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.

Traintique/Vagell Symposium boxcar; shiny silver; blue lettering and horse-pulled tram; sliding black plug doors; half ladders. Shiny silver with black plug doors boxcar variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.

Traintique/Vagell Symposium refrigerator car; shiny gold; black lettering and horse-pulled tram; sliding black panel doors; half ladders. Vagell Symposium refrigerator car variation (A) in Greenberg's. Door type not specified in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Traintique/Vagell Symposium refrigerator car; shiny gold; black lettering and horse-pulled tram; sliding black plug doors; half ladders. Vagell Symposium refrigerator car variation (A) in Greenberg's. Door type not specified in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Vagell Symposium refrigerator car variation (B) in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.

Traintique/Vagell Symposium refrigerator car; shiny silver; black lettering and horse-pulled tram; sliding black panel doors; half ladders. Shiny silver refrigerator car variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Traintique/Vagell Symposium refrigerator car; shiny pink-gold; black lettering and horse-pulled tram; sliding black panel doors; half ladders. Shiny pink-gold refrigerator car variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Shiny gold bank refrigerator car variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.