SPOKANE, PORTLAND & SEATTLE
POSTWAR AAR 40’ BOX CARS
The Spokane, Portland & Seattle
Railroad purchased 500 all steel 40’ box cars from Pullman Standard in
1946. These cars were built to the AAR
standard design of the era, using 4/4 Improved
Dreadnaught ends and rectangular panel roofs.
250 cars each were installed with Apex, Blaw-Knox, Morton, and Gypsum running boards.
This kit is available in 6 versions,
as the cars came with two different door designs, and two styles of lettering
are available. Refer to the list below
to determine what version is appropriate for your modeling era.
The kit contains a pair of
polyurethane resin ends, polyurethane or styrene running boards as appropriate
to the series, a Pacific Rail Shops undecorated shell with detail parts and
trucks, PRS 8 rung ladders, 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, PRS 8 rung ladders, CDS dry transfer lettering,
car data with expanded instructions, and a few other bits and pieces are
included; some versions include polyurethane running boards as well.
See also the Postwar AAR Box Car Research Page.
Kit Description Price
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SP&S-001 AAR 10’6” IH steel boxcar, 4/4 Improved
Dreadnaught ends, Murphy $65.00
rectangular
panel roof, Superior door, Apex or Blaw-Knox running boards, oval
herald-
1946 until early 80’s, ASF A-3 trucks, 8 rung ladders
SP&S-002 AAR 10’6” IH steel boxcar, 4/4 Improved
Dreadnaught ends, Murphy $65.00
rectangular
panel roof, Superior door, Apex or Blaw-Knox running boards, oval
w/
large name- 1957 until late 70’s, ASF A-3
trucks, 8 rung ladders
SP&S-003 AAR 10’6” IH steel boxcar, 4/4 Improved
Dreadnaught ends, Murphy $66.00
rectangular
panel roof, Youngstown door, Morton running boards, oval herald-
1946
until early 80’s, ASF A-3 trucks, 8 rung ladders
SP&S-004 AAR 10’6” IH steel boxcar, 4/4 Improved
Dreadnaught ends, Murphy $66.00
rectangular
panel roof, Youngstown door, Morton running boards, oval w/ large
name- 1957 until late 70’s, ASF A-3
trucks, 8 rung ladders
SP&S-005 AAR 10’6” IH steel boxcar, 4/4 Improved
Dreadnaught ends, Murphy $TBA
rectangular
panel roof, Youngstown door, Gypsum running boards, oval herald-
1946
until early 80’s, ASF A-3 trucks, 8 rung ladders
SP&S-006 AAR 10’6” IH steel boxcar, 4/4 Improved
Dreadnaught ends, Murphy $TBA
rectangular
panel roof, Youngstown door, Gypsum running boards, oval w/ large
name-
1957 until late 70’s, ASF A-3 trucks, 8 rung ladders
SP&S-501 AAR 10’6” IH steel boxcar, 4/4 Improved
Dreadnaught ends, Murphy $17.00
rectangular
panel roof, Superior door, Apex or Blaw-Knox running boards, oval Conversion
herald-
1946 until early 80’s, ASF A-3 trucks, 8 rung ladders
SP&S-502 AAR 10’6” IH steel boxcar, 4/4 Improved
Dreadnaught ends, Murphy $17.00
rectangular
panel roof, Superior door, Apex or Blaw-Knox running boards, oval Conversion
w/
large name- 1957 until late 70’s, ASF A-3
trucks, 8 rung ladders
SP&S-503 AAR 10’6” IH steel boxcar, 4/4 Improved
Dreadnaught ends, Murphy $22.00
rectangular
panel roof, Youngstown door, Morton running boards, oval herald- Conversion
1946
until early 80’s, ASF A-3 trucks, 8 rung ladders
SP&S-504 AAR 10’6” IH steel boxcar, 4/4 Improved
Dreadnaught ends, Murphy $22.00
rectangular
panel roof, Youngstown door, Morton running boards, oval w/ large Conversion
name-
1957 until late 70’s, ASF A-3 trucks, 8 rung ladders
SP&S-505 AAR 10’6” IH steel boxcar, 4/4 Improved
Dreadnaught ends, Murphy $TBA
rectangular
panel roof, Youngstown door, Gypsum running boards, oval herald- Conversion
1946
until early 80’s, ASF A-3 trucks, 8 rung ladders
SP&S-506 AAR 10’6” IH steel boxcar, 4/4 Improved
Dreadnaught ends, Murphy $TBA
rectangular
panel roof, Youngstown door, Gypsum running boards, oval w/ Conversion
large
name- 1957 until late 70’s, ASF A-3 trucks, 8 rung ladders
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