Kris Lehigh Valley Rolling Stock
The Lehigh Valley Railroad was built primarily to haul coal from eastern Pennsylvania. Variations noted are from the Kris Model Trains chapter of Greenberg's Guide to Kusan Trains.
Lehigh Valley 62545 flag boxcar; white; black lettering; dark red flag; sliding white panel doors; half ladders. Boxcar variation (D) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the G. Clarke collection.
Lehigh Valley 62545 flag boxcar; white; black lettering; red flag; sliding white panel doors; half ladders. Variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.
Comparison of two Lehigh Valley 62545 boxcar variations. Common characteristics: white; black lettering; half ladders. Differences: upper car has a red flag and sliding plug doors. Lower car has a light red flag and sliding rib doors. Neither variation documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the Blue Room collection.
Flag color comparison of three Lehigh Valley 62545 boxcars. Top car has a light red (orange-red) flag, middle car a red flag and bottom car a dark red (garnet color) flag. The bottom car is boxcar variation (D) in Greenberg's, and matches the car documented at the top of the page. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.
Lehigh Valley map refrigerator car; silver; black and red lettering and map graphic; stamped silver plug doors; full ladders. Refrigerator car variation (C) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the G. Clarke collection.
Lehigh Valley map refrigerator car; silver; black and bright red lettering and map graphic; stamped silver plug doors; full ladders. Bright red lettering variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the Blue Room collection.
Lehigh Valley map refrigerator car; crackle silver; black and bright red lettering and map graphic; stamped crackle silver plug doors; full ladders. Crackle silver variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the Blue Room collection.
Lehigh Valley map refrigerator car; crackle silver; black and dark red lettering and map graphic; stamped crackle silver plug doors; full ladders. Crackle silver variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.
Lehigh Valley map refrigerator car; white; black and red lettering and map graphic; stamped white plug doors; full ladders. White with black and red lettering variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.
Lehigh Valley map refrigerator car; white; black roof and ends; black and red lettering and map graphic; stamped white plug doors; full ladders. Refrigerator car variation (E) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the G. Clarke collection.
Lehigh Valley map refrigerator car; translucent white; black roof and ends; black and red lettering and map graphic; stamped translucent white plug doors; full ladders. Translucent white variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.
Refrigerator car variation (F) in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.
Refrigerator car variation (K) in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.