CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN

POSTWAR AAR 40’ BOX CARS

In 1946, the Chicago & North Western acquired 800 all steel 40’ box cars from General American Transportation Company. The road purchased an additional 1000 similar cars from American Car and Foundry in 1948. 700 of this second order were equipped with 4/5/5 Improved Youngstown Doors, while the remaining 300 had 7 panel Superior doors. These cars were built to the AAR standard design of the era, using 4/4 Improved Dreadnaught ends and rectangular panel roofs. All cars had Apex running boards except for the second half of the 1946 order; these used Gypsum running boards.

This kit is available in 4 versions, as the cars came with different door, running board, and truck designs. Refer to the list below to determine what version is appropriate for you.

The kit contains a pair of polyurethane resin ends, a pair of polyurethane or styrene doors as appropriate to the series, a polyurethane or styrene running board as appropriate to the series, a Pacific Rail Shops undecorated shell with detail parts and trucks, CDS dry transfer lettering, car data with expanded instructions, and a few other bits and pieces required to build an accurate model of this prototype.

This box car is also available as an unboxed conversion kit (see 500 series below,) for which the modeler must supply a PRS 10’6” IH AAR box car kit. Polyurethane resin ends, CDS dry transfer lettering, car data with expanded instructions, and a few other bits and pieces are included; some versions include polyurethane doors or running boards as well.

See also the Postwar AAR Box Car Research Page.

Kit Description Price

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CNW-001 AAR 10’6” IH steel box car, 1946 production, 4/4 Improved Dreadnaught ends, $62.00

Murphy rectangular panel roof, Youngstown door, Apex running boards,

“Route of the Streamliners”- 1946 until mid 60’s, AAR trucks

CNW-002 AAR 10’6” IH steel box car, 1946 production, 4/4 Improved Dreadnaught ends, $TBA

Murphy rectangular panel roof, Youngstown door, Gypsum running boards,

“Route of the Streamliners” - 1946 until mid 60’s, AAR trucks

CNW-003 AAR 10’6” IH steel box car, 1948 production, 4/4 Improved Dreadnaught ends, $63.00

Murphy rectangular panel roof, Superior door, Apex running boards, “Route

of the Streamliners” - 1946 until mid 60’s, ASF A-3 trucks

CNW-004 AAR 10’6” IH steel box car, 1948 production, 4/4 Improved Dreadnaught ends, $64.00

Murphy rectangular panel roof, Improved Youngstown door, Apex running

boards, “Route of the Streamliners” - 1946 until mid 60’s, ASF A-3 trucks

CNW-501 AAR 10’6” IH steel box car, 1946 and 1948 production, 4/4 Improved, $12.00

Dreadnaught ends, Murphy rectangular panel roof, Youngstown or Superior Conversion

door, Apex running boards, “Route of the Streamliners” - 1946 until mid 60’s,

AAR or ASF A-3 trucks

CNW-502 AAR 10’6” IH steel box car, 1946 production, 4/4 Improved Dreadnaught ends, $TBA

Murphy rectangular panel roof, Youngstown door, Gypsum running boards, Conversion

“Route of the Streamliners” - 1946 until mid 60’s, AAR trucks

CNW-504 AAR 10’6” IH steel box car, 1948 production, 4/4 Improved Dreadnaught ends, $18.00

Murphy rectangular panel roof, Improved Youngstown door, Apex running Conversion

boards, “Route of the Streamliners” - 1946 until mid 60’s, ASF A-3 trucks

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