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Boxcar identification
Posted by Nieuweboer on Thursday, January 16, 2014 10:36 AM

Viewing a YouTube video titled: "Southern Pacific SP Freight Trains - Eugene Oregon in 1990 -SD40T-2/Amtrak"

in the consist of one the manifests shown were a number of boxcars that I'd never seen. These cars had

smooth sides (no visible doors) with Southern Pacific in bold letters in the middle of the car. The numbers were

not legible so I couln't look them up in one of the rosters. Can anyone identify them from my description.

Also are there any known HO models?

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Posted by DSchmitt on Thursday, January 16, 2014 11:25 AM

I tried to sell my two cents worth, but no one would give me a plug nickel for it.

I don't have a leg to stand on.

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Posted by Nieuweboer on Thursday, January 16, 2014 1:26 PM

DSchmitt

That's what they looked like. From the video I couldn't see that the cars were open on top and they sure looked like some sort of special purpose boxcar.

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Posted by dehusman on Thursday, January 16, 2014 2:57 PM

Wood chip cars.

Dave H. Painted side goes up. My website : wnbranch.com

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Posted by mlehman on Thursday, January 16, 2014 3:00 PM

dehusman

Wood chip cars.

 

True. They're not boxcars, though. Technically, they're classified as gons.

Mike Lehman

Urbana, IL

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Posted by DavidH66 on Friday, January 17, 2014 8:17 AM

I think Midwest railcar has a bunch of them now and leases them out for Construction debris removal

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Posted by mbinsewi on Friday, January 17, 2014 8:48 AM

Nieuweboer
Also are there any known HO models?

 

I picked up a couple of E&C Shops wood chip gons for the SP off Ebay, low price.  They are smooth side, and easy to add additional detail parts to.

Mike.

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