Marinette, Tomahawk & Western IPD Boxcar
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The Marinette, Tomahawk & Western shortline railroad, which once connected a Wisconsin paper mill to the Soo Line and Milwaukee Road, has been recreated in LEGO form by /u/montystrains. The model is based on the shortline's boxcars, specifically those leased through Itel.
The builder was inspired by seeing a Marinette, Tomahawk & Western boxcar in an old VHS tape about Alyth Yard in Calgary. The model's decals have been ready for a while, but this is the first time the build has been shared.
If you are a fan of model trains, you might want to consider a LEGO train set to get started.
The Marinette, Tomahawk & Western was a shortline in Wisconsin that connected a paper mill (along with a couple of other industries) to the Soo Line and Milwaukee Road. They were a decently-sized player in the Incentive Per Diem games, with a few hundred boxcars leased to/through them by Itel. I remember seeing one of their cars in an old VHS tape I had about Alyth Yard in Calgary on the Canadian Pacific, and when I came across their listing in the IPD color guide book, I just had to build...
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