03-13-2009, 11:29 PM
The CN zebra stripe paint scheme (one of my all-time favourites of any road) first appeared in 1973, and there would have still been quite a few '40s-era cars around.
As for American cars in Canada, it could depend a lot on where you were. I grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, and with four railroads in town (CNR, CPR, TH&B, and NYC) there were plenty of U.S. cars to be seen, especially from the northeastern states. Since the NYC was a part-owner of the TH&B, there was also Central passenger equipment and locomotives to be seen, too, both steam and diesel. It would have been possible, though, for the cars of any standard-gauge common carrier road listed in the Official Railway Equipment Register to appear in Canada, although not necessarily all did. I even recall seeing a 40' N de M boxcar, from Mexico.
Even if your railroad is not set in an area close to the border, there's no reason why you can't run those cars - after all, it's your railroad.
Wayne
As for American cars in Canada, it could depend a lot on where you were. I grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, and with four railroads in town (CNR, CPR, TH&B, and NYC) there were plenty of U.S. cars to be seen, especially from the northeastern states. Since the NYC was a part-owner of the TH&B, there was also Central passenger equipment and locomotives to be seen, too, both steam and diesel. It would have been possible, though, for the cars of any standard-gauge common carrier road listed in the Official Railway Equipment Register to appear in Canada, although not necessarily all did. I even recall seeing a 40' N de M boxcar, from Mexico.
Even if your railroad is not set in an area close to the border, there's no reason why you can't run those cars - after all, it's your railroad.
Wayne