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9001 boxcar help

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Posted by brianel027 on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 10:18 AM

If this is not a repaint, and is the 9001 Conrail box car, this car never was missing a screw. The car came with a plastic base floor with a short flat single slot on one end, and a round pin type nub on the other end of the base.

You bend the base slightly to insert the frame into the box car. It is possible some one replaced the plastic base with an older postwar sheet metal type. It is also possible the round pin holder on the plastic base has been broken, which would cause the car to remain lose from the base frame.

But the orignal car came with a plastic base, which is also used for the short 027 tank cars.

brianel, Agent 027

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Posted by TrainLarry on Sunday, December 28, 2014 9:32 AM

Most boxcars use a #4x1/4 screw for body mounting, possibly a flat head, phillips drive.

Is this for the CR9001 boxcar? (6-9001)

Larry

 

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9001 boxcar help
Posted by Jclasshero on Saturday, December 27, 2014 10:57 PM
Ok guys dont laugh but my childhood 9001 boxcar has been missing the mounting screw for oh about 25 years! I cant find any info on what size of the screw and threads it is in need of. Any help will be greatly appreciated

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