*Updated 18 March 2017 -- Mass update with acquisitions through this date
*Updated 19 July 2015 -- Moved some cars to individual pages.
Each of these will be a project in and of itself. First is conversion it from standard O scale (using a 5' wheel spacing) to P:48 which uses the 1/4" to 1' scale and honors the prototype's 4' 8 1/2" wheel spacing and second is enhancing some of the details with replacement (Protocraft) couplers, wire grab irons, etc.
I'll try to structure this page with a photo of the model plus either or both prototype information and photos.
As is often the case with model freight cars, the manufacturers take several liberties with selectio of car numbers, application of paint schemes. I wouldn't be surprised if I had to perform some renumbering along with the detail work.
Research on these cars is incomplete. I give a fair amount of credit to RailcarPhotos.com for reference material. Of course, this is only one of many sources and I'll be most grateful to any reader out there able to deliver additional research bits on these cars or the accuracy of the models themselves.
I need to dig out my ORERs from storage a see what else I can learn.
An additional research site that I recently found is: Eric's Railroad Car History
(Larger pictures can be viewed by clicking the reporting mark text links)
GB&W 7080
Conversion work has started on this freight car, see details on the GBW 7080 page.
IC 150022
RI 33821
According to the model lettering and box description, this is a 60' car intended for automotive service (stenciled return to Flint, Mich). Having found this picture of a 50' car in the exact same scheme, I'm skeptical about the correctness. According to the printed car data, it was manufactured in Nov. 1966 by the ...
L&N 100161
The manufacturer lists this as a 50' PS-1 boxcar and my (limited) research to date indicates that it is likely a stretched rebuild of a 40' PS-1 (Pullman-Standard) box car. I found two examples of really good visual matches, albeit with different lettering schemes, doors and car numbers.
MP 265032
I don't have much on this car yet. One search to date reveals many 60' MP boxcars, but none in this number series or door configuration. A more refined search of "ex CEI" cars yields similar results.
ATSF 310137
Atlas PS-2 airslide intended for flour deliver to Safeway Bakery
BN 281430
Modernized 40ft boxcar for general deliveries to warehouses at the end of the line.
CB&Q 19861
Modernized 40ft boxcar for general deliveries to warehouses at the end of the line.
BN 875007
~17k gal tank car for chemical or oil deliveries
WRNX 14661
~17k gal tank car for chemical or oil deliveries. This one likely has inaccurate stenciling, claiming to be built in April of 1958.
GM&O 59226
Atlas PS-1 box car for general deliveries
GN 72789
52'6" gondola intended for either line pole or wire spool deliveries to Southwestern Bell Telephone
LRLX 200
Specifically assigned 50' plug door box car for Masonite delivery to Schutte Lumber
SHPX 60905
Three bay cylindrical hopper car for plastics. I might be able to use this if Styro Fabricators is modeled.
SOO 6748
50' box car for general deliveries to warehouses at the end of the line. This is a older Weaver model and I'm presently unsure how it stacks up against the newer Atlas offerings.
SOO 18929
Atlas PS-2 airslide intended for flour deliver to Safeway Bakery. This is a older Weaver model and I'm presently unsure how it stacks up against the newer Atlas offerings.
Undec 50' Flat Car
Currently undecorated Overland models brass 50' flatcar that will eventually find its way into either lumber service for Schutte Lunber or other deliveries to Swenson Construction.
BN 281430 (#2)
A second copy of the one featured earlier on this page. Will need to rennumber
UP 518250
Another Atlas trainman 40' box. This one came weathered to boot!
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