Kris Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
The Kris Model Trains chapter of Greenberg's Guide to Kusan Trains documents themed boxcars for the 1969 - 1970, 1971, 1974 and 1978 holiday seasons. Not documented in Greenberg's are cars made for the 1977 and 1983 holiday seasons and Kris locomotive body shells decorated for 1979.
Kris Model Trains Merry Xmas 1969 and Happy New Year 1970 boxcar; green; red lettering; sliding red panel doors; full ladders. This car is described as variation (A) in Greenberg's under Merry Xmas 1969-Happy New Year 1970 and Kris Model Trains.
Merry Xmas 1969-Happy New Year 1970 variation (B) in Greenberg's. Door color not specified in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.
Merry Xmas 1969-Happy New Year 1970 variation (B) in Greenberg's. Door color not specified in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.
Merry Xmas 1969-Happy New Year 1970 variation (B) in Greenberg's. Door color not specified in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.
Variation not in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.
Merry Xmas 1969-Happy New Year 1970 variation (E) in Greenberg's.
Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.
Owego IBM Club Merry Xmas 1969, Happy New Year 1970 boxcar; yellow; red lettering; sliding red panel doors; full ladders. Red door variation not in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the Blue Room collection.
Merry Christmas boxcar; white; green lettering and red Santa; sliding green panel doors; full ladders. Came in a plain white box with a typed "XMAS" label. "The Train Shop" was handwritten on the box. Merry Christmas: 1971 variation (A) in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the M. Smith collection.
Merry Christmas: 1971 variation (B) in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Railroad 1974 boxcar; shiny gold; red lettering and graphics; sliding green panel doors; half ladders. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year variation (A) in Greenberg's.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Railroad 1974 boxcar; shiny gold; red lettering and graphics; sliding white panel doors; half ladders. Variation not in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Railroad 1974 boxcar; shiny gold; red lettering and graphics; sliding green plug doors; particle board chassis; half ladders. Variation not in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Railroad 1974 boxcar; shiny gold; green lettering and graphics; sliding red plug doors; particle board chassis; half ladders. Variation not in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Railroad 1974 boxcar; shiny gold; black lettering and graphics; sliding red plug doors; particle board chassis; half ladders. Variation not in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the Blue Room collection.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Railroad 1974 boxcar; white; red lettering and graphics; sliding green panel doors; particle board chassis; half ladders. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year variation (B) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Railroad 1974 boxcar; white; red lettering and graphics; sliding green plug doors; particle board chassis; half ladders. Variation not in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Railroad 1974 boxcar; white; red lettering and graphics; sliding red plug doors; particle board chassis; half ladders. Variation not in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Railroad 1977 boxcar; yellow; red roof; red lettering; green and red graphics; sliding green panel doors; half ladders. There are no 1977 holiday cars in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the Blue Room collection.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Railroad 1977 boxcar; white; red lettering; green and red graphics; sliding green panel doors; half ladders. There are no 1977 holiday cars in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the Blue Room collection.
There are no 1977 holiday cars in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.
Season's Greetings 1977 boxcar; green; yellow lettering and graphics; "OIL BULK LUBRICATORS;" white snowflakes; sliding white panel doors; half ladders. There are no 1977 holiday cars in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the Blue Room collection.
There are no 1977 holiday cars in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.
There are no 1977 holiday cars in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Railroad 1978 boxcar; metallic gold; red lettering and graphics; sliding red plug doors; half ladders. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year variation (C) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Railroad 1978 boxcar; metallic gold; red lettering and graphics; sliding green panel doors; half ladders. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year variation (D) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the Blue Room collection.