POSTWAR AAR 40 BOX CARS
After World War II, American railroads began to obtain boxcars
from the major carbuilders that utilized some components of a new design. Beginning in 1945, Standard Railway Equipment
Company began supplying what it called the Improved Dreadnaught End (IDE.) These end sheets differed from the previous
Dreadnaught end, in production since the 1920s, in that the small intermediate
ribs were now joined across the end of the car, whereas the earlier design had
only small corrugations at the corners, and the larger corrugations were of a
new and larger shape. The initial
versions offered by SREC had 4 ribs on both the top and bottom sheets. However on many cars, including all cars of
104 IH, the uppermost major rib was truncated at each eave.
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Through the end of 1948, US production of 40
IL, 104 and 106 IH single door box cars with the 4/4 IDE totaled some 34,125. And
additional 3,750 cars with this end were also later built in 1951-2 by the ATSF
in their own shops, well after domestic production had ceased elsewhere. North of the border, however, this end
design remained in production much longer, and three Canadian roads acquired
35,121 cars with the 4/4 IDE with
truncated top rib from 1947 to 1957. Late
in 1948, SREC also began offering the new Diagonal Panel
Roof. This roof was applied to the later ATSF cars
and most 1949-57 Canadian production.
106 IH cars 106 IH cars 104 IH cars
with 4/4 IDE with
truncated with truncated
AW&P
50 CN 16,310 D&RGW
500
ATSF 6,750 CP 18,211 ERIE 1,700
CIL 500 TH&B
600 IC 1,500
CMO 800 P&WV
100
CNW 1,800
DT&S 50
GA 50
GM&O 1,420
GOC 30
GTW 500
ITC 350
L&N 1,800
MKT 1
NC&StL
500
NKP 1,000
NP 2,000
NS 250
NYC 5,000
RDG 1,500
RI 500
SERX 70 Note:
Many cars in the list above do feature door size
SOU 1,000 variations,
different side and sill construction and
SP&S 500 other
unique features. SRCC intends to offer
many
UP 3,000 of
the parts required to model the full scope of this
WAB 1,525 diversity.
WofA 50
WP 250
The S scale versions
At this time, SRCC is offering kits to build cars that
featured the 4/4 IDE with full width or truncated top rib, a rectangular panel roof, 10 panel riveted
sides with standard AAR tabbed side sills, and a range of different 6 wide
doors. These specific features appeared
on cars from 21 different railroads, with a total of 26,780 cars, or over 1/3
of the entire production. CDS offers
dry transfers for 9 of these railroads, and all 9 of those are available today
in several door variations. Feel free
to ask us which of these may be most appropriate for your specific modeled era:
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Pre-war Youngstown doors |
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Post-war 4/5/5 Improved Youngstown
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AAR trucks, tilted herald |
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Nat B trucks, tilted herald |
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AAR trucks, level herald |
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Nat B trucks, level herald |
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AAR trucks, wet noodle herald |
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Nat B trucks, wet noodle herald |
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AAR trucks, wet noodle w/ wheat sheaf
herald |
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Nat B trucks, wet noodle w/ wheat
sheaf herald |
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Pre-war Youngstown doors, Apex
running boards |
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Pre-war Youngstown doors, Gypsum
running boards |
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7 panel Superior doors, Equipco hand
brake |
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Post-war 4/5/5 Improved Youngstown doors |
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Pre-war Youngstown doors and 8 rung
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7 panel Superior doors 8 rung ladders |
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7 panel Superior doors 8 rung ladders |
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Pre-war Youngstown doors and 8 rung
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Pre-war Youngstown doors, AAR trucks |
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Post-war 4/5/5 Improved Youngstown
doors, AAR trucks |
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Post-war 4/5/5 Improved Youngstown
doors, ASF A-3 |
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7 panel Superior doors 8 rung ladders |
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7 panel Superior doors 8 rung
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Pre-war Youngstown doors and 8 rung
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Pre-war Youngstown doors and 8 rung
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The Diagonal Panel
roof
used on later Canadian and ATSF production is already complete, and the welded
seam 4/4 IDE used on CP and late CN cars is planned. The unusual Alternate Center Rivet side construction used by the
UP and a few other roads is in progress as well, and other components are being
contemplated. Please make SRCC aware of
your desires and we might hurry that component along!
REFERENCE SHEET
CBQ-001 Nos. 34600-34854 250 cars built by CB&Q 8/45
Nos. 29000-29499 500 cars built by CB&Q 1946
CBQ-002 Nos. 35000-36999 2,000 cars built by CB&Q 5/47
CIL-001 Nos. 1-100 , 201-250 150 cars
built by PS 6/47
CIL-002 Nos. 251-300 50 cars built by PS 6/47
CIL-003 Nos. 101-200 100 cars built by PS 6/47
CIL-004 Nos. 301-500 200 cars built by PS 6/47
CN-050 Nos. 522500-523999 1,500 cars built by CC&F 1-4/48
Nos. 524500-525799 1,300 cars built by ECC 10/47- 3/48
Nos. 526500-526699 200 cars built by CC&F 4-5/48
Nos. 527200-528199 1,000 cars built by CC&F 8-10/48
CN-051 Nos. 525800-526199 400 cars built by ECC 10/47- 3/48
Nos. 526200-526499 300 cars built by ECC 6-7/48
Nos. 526700-527199 500 cars built by CC&F 4-5/48
CN-052 same as CN-050
CN-053 same as CN-051
CN-054 same as CN-050
CN-055 same as CN-051
CN-056 same as CN-050
CN-057 same as CN-051
CNW-001 Nos. 142100-143698 800 cars built by GATC 10/46
CNW-002 Nos. 84300-85698 700 cars built by ACF 8/48
CNW-003 Nos. 85700-86298 300 cars built by
ACF 8/48
DH-001 Nos. 17775-17799 25 cars built by ACF 9/46
DH-002 same as DH-001
DH-003 same as DH-001
DH-004 same as DH-001
ERIE-001 Nos. 82000-82249 250 cars built by ACF 10/45
ERIE-002 Nos. 82250-82499 250 cars built by ACF 10/45
ERIE-00 Nos. 82500-83199 700 cars built by ACF 7/46
NKP-001 Nos. 7000-7299 300 cars built by RSC 9/45
NKP-002 Nos. 7300-7499 200 cars built by RSC 10/45
NP-001 Nos. 29000-29499 500 cars built by PS 8/45
Nos. 25000-25999 1,000 cars built by NP 10/47
NP-002 Nos. 29500-29999 500 cars built by ACF 2/46
NYC-001 Nos. 162000-163999 2,000 cars built by DS 9/45
NYC-002 Nos. 164000-164999 1,000 cars built by DS 10/47
Nos. 166000-166999 1,000 cars built by ACF 5/48
NYC-003 Nos. 165000-165999 1,000 cars built by GSC 4/48
SP&S-001 Nos. 11000-11249 250 cars built by PS 5/46
SP&S-002 same as SP&S-001
SP&S-003 Nos. 11250-11499 250 cars built by PS 5/46
SP&S-004 same as SP&S-003