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[quote user="wp8thsub"]The prototype Conrail cars look basically nothing like an Evans 5100, so there's not much point in changing the doors or other details of the Scale Trains car. Literally no aspect of the prototype matches the kit other than the fact it's a box car, so if you want an accurate model there's no sense in using it. The Boston & Maine cars are somewhat closer, but still not at all correct. In either case, use the car if you like it, but don't expect it to be accurate. Some of the paint schemes used by Scale Trains on the kits are correct or very close, while others are totally made up. In that aspect, they're also a reminder of the days of Athearn or MDC kits.[/quote] Fortunately most people cant tell the difference between one box car and another when they are moving around a club layout at a train show.  For $16.19 +tax, not really expecting an exact carbon copy of the original in HO scale.  I was pleasently suprised when I found that the road numbers for these 2 cars were actually 50ft box cars.  I noticed the door type deficiency, and stopped caring there.  Why, because I paid the before mentioned price for each car.  If I wanted an exact replica, I would have purchased (and probably will purchase at least one rivet counter).   They do infact tell you that their kit classics and possibly even their operator series contain fantasy cars.  Watch their video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rCRGo46TZk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rCRGo46TZk</a> starting at 1:20 seconds they describe their product lines. "When road name and road number specific details matter, Rivet Counter Models from ScaleTrains.com set high standards for real world fidelity"  From that we can extrapolate a "red F" for their other 2 lines.
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