Stockyard Express is pleased to announce a custom run of MTH Premier New York Central stock cars commemorating the heyday of the Cleveland Union Stockyards:
Comprising more than 60 acres of pens, troughs, brick walkways, and bidding areas, Cleveland Union Stockyards was the 7th largest in the country in the 1920s. Livestock was shipped to such terminal yards and sold by commission merchants to local and out-of-state buyers. The stockyards featured a hotel and bar for farmers who accompanied their livestock to market. In 1923 Cleveland handled 1.3 million hogs, 125,000 cattle, 145,000 calves, and 308,000 sheep and lambs raised in Ohio and the Midwest, 90% of which were dressed and consumed locally. Though Cleveland Union Stockyards activity was only a fraction of that which took place in Chicago, Cleveland could ship U.S.-inspected meat to the East Coast in 48 hours.
These stock cars are being offered in two road numbers at the preorder price of $69.95 each. Below are renderings of the proposed stock cars. Call 440-774-2131 or email us at stockyardexpress@aol.com to order yours !!!
