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What’s on this disc: Part 1 - Intro/Single Sliding Door Introduction 4131 X-Post SP 605550-605699 5077 X-Post AN 2151-2201 AN 2241-2275 ASAB 7400-7463 ATW 14000-14049 ATW 35010-35881 BN 249901-250218 BNSF 725634-725926 CAGY 49724-49726 CP 212421-212460 CSXT 141523-141766 HS 2000-2099 HS 5000-5499 IATR 1450 Only LEF 1000-1049 SLC 1160-1161 SRN 1714-1830 5243 X-Post (Modified) CRLE 71000-71199 5258 X-Post (Modified) SP 230000-230230 SP 240557 Only 5272 X-Post AOK 731600-731749 CHTT 731450-731749 WREX 3001-3100 5277 X-Post ATW 82000-82102 CNA 419000-419099 RBOX 37750-38049 RBOX 38050-38449 5283 X-Post (Modified) GVSR 774500-774582 SP 230000-230230 SP 231187-231195 SP 240557 Only SP 244650-245249 SSW 66000-66528 WCTR 244723-245114 5295 X-Post SRN 5000-5199 SRN 5200-5299 SRN 5300-5399 SRN 71498-7153 5295 X-Post (Modified) HS 61493 Only HS 61511-61544 5337 X-Post (Modified) CP 214000-214301 HS 61545-61598 HS 61745-61797 HS 62045-62060 HS 62100-62299 5347 X-Post AERC 5100-5147 AGR 1000-1160 ALM 1600-1624 ALM 14931 Only AN 5400-5599 AN 5815-5874 ASAB 7150-7199 CAGY 21000-21149 CCR 6400-6499 CCR 6500-6599 CCR 6831-6905 CHTT 150200-150349 CIRR 90001-90100 CNW 716000-716499 CSXT 142585-142689 CV 600100-600124 CV 600125-600199 EEC 146-160 EEC 1245-1253 EEC 2624-2634 EEC 2637-2639 EEC 10214-10219 FGLK 26109 Only GBW 16000-16299 GMRC 100100-100146 GSWR 4014-4071 HS 6721-6752 HS 6754-6803 HS 30768-30777 IATR 10109-10243 ICG 531300-531389 LRWN 1001-1025 MB 4000-4099 MDR 8401-8500 MDW 10212-10298 MEC 31900-32149 MSE 900-999 NLG 5001-5100 NLG 5101-5400 NLG 5551-5600 NOKL 16100-16149 NOPB 3975-4099 NOPB 4300-4499 RBOX 1000-1049 SLC 1000-1099 TASD 78601-78700 TASD 79001-79100 WCCL 25200-25442 WGCR 715001-715100 5355 X-Post EEC 139 Only EEC 1245-1253 GMRC 100000-100092 GTRA 1000-1199 MDR 8020-8089 SRN 7252-7379 TASD 143734+143790 5360 X-Post CAGY 19100-19124 6348 X-Post (Waffle) ATSF 611016-611170 ATSF 611171-611399 BNSF 759554-759807 6368 X-Post (Waffle, Modified) ATSF 600763-600845 6589 X-Post ANR 600-649 7340 X-Post UP 560200-560299 UP 560308-560311 Part 2 - Double Sliding Door 5077 X-Post COP 7201-7400 GSWR 4500-4583 IATR 6400-6449 MR 7000-7275 MR 11000-11099 MR 11100-11169 NOPB 6400-6449 NTR 7005-7192 TOE 2600-2899 TOE 5400-5441 TOE 5500-5549 TOE 7800-7810 WP 38026-38125 WP 38026-38125 WP 38400-38522 5080 X-Post UP 369000-369044 UP 369070-369089 5234 Double Sheathed BN 318100-318399 BN 318400-318599 SP&S 318100-318399 Part 2 - Double Sliding Door(continued) 5258 X-Post ALAB 241473-241920 AM 2007-2028 FSR 241623 Only GVSR 764300-764337 GVSR 764338-765088 GVSR 767200-767230 SP 240000-241699 SP 241700-242399 5283 X-Post BN 223900-223999 BNSF 724032-724105 CNA 554401-554447 CNA 555136-555137 DME 5300-5333 GVSR 774000-774099 GVSR 774100-774223 GVSR 774224-774254 SOO 17067-17081 SP 244650-245249 SP 245750-245989 SSW 66000-66528 SSW 67350-67749 5283 X-Post (Waffle) CNA 555000+555169 5347 X-Post BN 223392-223524 CIC 8000-8049 LVRC 4234-4236 NTR 5004-5005 TOE 5300-5376 TSE 5116-5120 TSRD 5300-5376 5503 X-Post AMC 1001-1075 SP 245990-246514 STMA 52000-52024 6156 X-Post MDW 2100-2151 SRY 5020-5069 6289 X-Post (Modified) SP 228500-228999 VCY 172000-172439 6554 Double Sheathed AKMD 1011 Only AOK 1500-1509 CIC 1500-1502 LYNX 10010 Only LYNX 10020 Only 6589 X-Post MDW 1916-1997 7468 Double Sheathed SSW 62625-62724 VCY 142500-142589 Part 3 - Single Plug Door 5151 X-Post ATSF 151900-151999 ATSF 152000-152099 ATSF 152100-152299 ATSF 152300-152499 BNSF 722173-722737 5258 X-Post (Modified) CNA 405350-405465 SP 230900-231053 VCY 764500-764849 VCY 764850-765599 5277 X-Post MDW 8000-8099 MDW 8100-8199 MDW 9000-9040 5277 X-Post (Modified) CNA 412582-412649 5277 X-Post (Modified) CNA 415650-415799 5283 X-Post (Modified) CNA 407100-407339 5327 X-Post CIRR 90201-90300 HS 6600-6695 MDW 5000-5099 QC 77000-77099 RVPR 77000-77099 5357 X-Post CNA 415650-415799 6047 X-Post MDW 4100-4145 MDW 4146 Only MDW 4148-4157 MDW 4159 Only 6348 X-Post ATSF 612000-612199 BNSF 760188-760381 Part 4 - Dpuble Plug Door 5077 X-Post APA 1800-1949 5322 X-Post TOE 2500-2599 6024 X-Post BN 355190-355209 6089 X-Post CORP 226074-226111 CORP 226347-226373 GVSR 742001-742063 GVSR 742065-742075 GVSR 743077-743102 GVSR 743104-743112 GVSR 743121-743135 SP 226000-226379 SSW 59000-59299 6156 X-Post MDW 6000-6099 6163 X-Post MILW 6100-62996189 X-Post UP 355000-355099 6289 X-Post MMA 23500-23547 SP 227700-228199 VCY 142500-143049 6307 X-Post UP 361500-361599 6468 X-Post UP 517750-517769 6550 X-Post BN 390100-390249 BNSF 760428-760542 Part 4 - Combination Doors/Reference 5277 X-Post ABOX 50400-50999 ABOX 51000-52449 CNA 553000-553772 MDW 10000-10199 Bibliography Abbreviation Key AAR Type Codes Single Sliding Door Box Cars 7340 Cubic-Foot Exterior Post Dimensional Data Inside Length Inside Width Inside Height 60’ 9” 9’ 6” 12’ 8” Outside Length Outside Width Outside Height 68’ 2” 10’ 8” 17’ 0” Plate F AAR Type Code A602 Spotting features of these cars include welded, corrugated, non-terminating ends composed of three panels, the first (or top) panel is a single corrugation and the other two have three corrugations each (1/3/3). There are 20 exterior posts (10 on either side of the centered sliding door). The sill is straight with a shallow, radiused notch that extends inboard to the third post. The bolster is attached to the side sill with two columns of three fasteners. The jack pad is welded to the bolster behind the side sill and to the side sill within the notch. The roof is a flat, X-panel design with blank end panels and there are eaves running the length of the car body. The door opening is 10 feet wide by 12’ 8” tall and this model was built by Gunderson Inc. at Portland. Roads Represented: Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Spotting Detail - B-End B-end view of UP 560333, built 2/73. In this view of the end, the weld seams are visible beneath the 1st corrugation and between the 4th and 5th corrugations. The hand brake is an Ellcon-National Peacock model. Spotting Detail - Sill Notch Close-up of the sill notch on UP 560213, built 2/73 at Portland, Oregon. Spotting Detail - Draft Sill The draft sill and striker is fabricated from various castings and stock shapes. The cushioning unit is a center-of-car Keystone model SA-20-G with 20” of travel. UP 560213 (560200-560299) Class B-70-11 Built 2/73 UP 560213 is at Holman Distribution in Kent, Washington with a load of appliances during May 2005. It’s equipped with a 10-foot wide YSD 4/6/6/6 corrugated sliding door, an Ellcon-National Peacock hand brake; 70-ton Barber S-2 trucks with 33" wheels, a reinforced nailable steel floor and 20” Keystone SA-20-G cushioning. The load limit is 129,900 and the light weight is 95,100. Appliances, while bulky don’t weigh very much and therefore cars with 100-ton capacity aren’t typically needed for appliance service. UP 560309 (560308-560311) Class B-70-11 Built 3/73 UP 560309 is in appliance service at the Holman Distribution warehouse during April 2003. It’s equipped with an RCS 8-panel replacement sliding door, an Ellcon-National Peacock hand brake; Buckeye 70-ton SCT Co. Stabilized trucks with 33" wheels, a reinforced nailable steel floor and 20” Keystone model SA-20-G center-of-car cushioning. The load limit is 134,700; the light weight is 85,300 and it was repainted 10/95 by UP DES. UP 560316 (560308-560311) Class B-70-11 Built 2/73 Part of the 1995 refurb program included replacing the original YSD corrugated doors with new Railcar Specialties 8-panel sliding doors. Double Plug Door Box Cars 5322 Cubic-Foot Exterior-Post Dimensional Data Inside Length Inside Width Inside Height 50’ 7” 9’ 6” 11’ 1” Outside Length Outside Width Outside Height 59’ 1” 10’ 8” 15’ 1” Plate C AAR Type Code A406 Spotting features of these cars include welded corrugated non-terminating ends composed of two panels, each having three corrugations. There are 13 exterior posts (five to the left and eight to the right of the off-centered double plug doors) and the ends are flush with the corner posts. The sill is straight with a shallow, radiused notch that extends inboard to the third panel and the bolster is fastened to the sill in a double “diamond” shaped pattern. The roof is a flush, flat X-panel design with blank end panels with eaves that run the length of the roof line and the door opening is 16 feet wide by 9’ 11” tall. This model was built by FMC Corporation at Portland, Oregon. Roads Represented: Texas, Oklahoma & Eastern Railroad (TOE) Related magazine articles: Railmodel Journal, October 2000, page 27; ‘Railbox & Other X-Post Cars from the Car Boom of the 1970s, FMC Cars Part 4’ Jim Eager TOE 2508 (2500-2599) Built 12/77 TOE 2508 is in Kent, Washington in UP’s Kent West yard during June 1997. It’s equipped with a pair of 8-foot wide YSD exterior-post offset plug doors, an Ajax hand brake, ASF 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with 36" wheels and 20” travel center-of-car cushioning. The load limit is 187,600 and the light weight is 75,400. There’s a Jim Eager photograph of TOE 2591 in original livery on page 33 of the October 2000 issue of Railmodel Journal and a Freight Cars Journal photograph of TOE 2549 on page 66 of the March 1999 issue of Model Railroading. TOE 2565 (2500-2599) Built 12/77 TOE 2565 is in Renton, Washington at Sheets Unlimited after unloading paper during January 2001. It’s equipped with a pair of 8-foot wide YSD exterior-post offset plug doors, an Ajax hand brake, ASF 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with 36" wheels and 20” travel Freight Saver 20B center-of-car cushioning. The load limit is 188,000; the light weight is 75,000 and it was painted 7/95 by GERR-TX. There’s a Jim Eager photograph of TOE 2591 on page 33 of the October 2000 issue of Railmodel Journal.
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