Dear HO Scale Customers;

Tangent Scale Models has announced the Pullman-Standard Southern Pacific Lines “Postwar” 40’6” Box Cars

After World War II, Southern Pacific and subsidiary railroads SSW and T&NO embarked on an aggressive program to upgrade their aging 40-foot box car fleet to move lumber, paper, and other products.  While other railroads were buying “modernized” boxcars, such as the infamous welded “PS-1s”, SP and its subsidiaries purchased a massive fleet of more than 19,000 new boxcars.  These cars were different: they were riveted, and had 10’0” inside height instead of 10’6” inside height.  While SP and subsidiaries initially ordered cars with 6-foot door openings, they settled on larger 7-foot door openings, built by Pullman-Standard, for the majority of the fleet.  No layout is complete without these unique postwar 7-foot door boxcars, including railroads far from SP lines.  While groups of these cars were rebuilt, repainted and restenciled over the years, examples remained in their as-built appearance (although repainted) through the 1970s.

Southern Pacific (SP) Brown B-50-28 Delivery 1950+ replicates the original Southern Pacific scheme as applied when these cars were new in 1950. It features the horizontal Southern Pacific Roman-style stenciling, plus the iconic “Southern Pacific Lines” logo painted in black. The details on the car include a Youngstown door, Apex running board and brake step, 8 rung side and end ladders, an accurate Universal handbrake housing, and a Miner handbrake. Tangent Scale Models Southern Pacific original paint replicas are available – and keep in mind this was SP’s most prolific 40’ box car type.

Texas & New Orleans (SP-T&NO) Brown B-50-32 Delivery 1953+ replicates another original paint scheme, this time for Southern Pacific’s Texas and New Orleans subsidiary. Delivered in 1953, these cars shared many stenciling features of the 1950 SP-delivered cars. These cars include the horizontal Southern Pacific Roman-style stenciling, but stenciled up high. These cars also include the iconic “Southern Pacific Lines” logo painted in black and white. The details on the car include a 5-panel Superior door, a Morton style running board and brake step, 7 rung side and end ladders, an accurate National-Peacock handbrake housing, and a Peacock handbrake. Tangent Scale Models SP-T&NO original paint replicas are available  – and keep in mind this was SP Line’s most prolific 40’ box car type.

St. Louis Southwestern (SSW) Brown Delivery 1951+ shows off another original paint scheme, this time for Southern Pacific’s St. Louis Southwestern (“The Cotton Belt Route”) subsidiary. Delivered in 1951, these cars featured the sharp “Blue Streak Fast Freight” lightning bolt graphics “underneath” the classy “Cotton Belt Route” herald, proving that the transition era really was a high point in railroad graphic design! The details on the car include a 7-panel Superior door, a Morton style running board and brake step, 8 rung side and end ladders, an accurate Universal handbrake housing, and a Universal handbrake. Tangent Scale Models Cotton Belt original paint replicas are available  – and keep in mind this was SP Line’s most prolific 40’ box car type. Collect them all!

The Tangent Pullman-Standard SP Lines “Postwar” 40’6” Box Car is a state of the art, dimensionally-accurate scale replica that was tooled to Pullman-Standard plans and verified with field measurements. The distinctive look of the 40-foot boxcar with 10’0” height and 7-foot door openings is what sets this Tangent model apart from the 40-foot boxcars you already have. Tangent Scale Models model comes with highly accurate “true-to-life” colors and “hyper-accurate” lettering including exact stenciling, fonts, and lettering placement. The Tangent PS “Postwar” 40-foot boxcars include appliance variations accurate for specific paint schemes, including different doors, door tracks, side and end ladders, brake systems, handbrake and brake step details, and running boards. Tangent Scale Models boxcars include “near-scale” draft sill with beautifully-rendered side “key” detail, plus correct ASF 50-ton A-3 Ride Control trucks. Finally, Tangent Scale Models scale replicas operate as well as they look, equipped with free-rolling CNC-machined wheels and Kadee scale couplers, meaning their models are truly ready-to-run.

Tangent Scale Models make the best cars money can buy in HO scale. A quick synopsis of Tangent Scale Models era and railroad-specific detail variations include:

• Dimensional accuracy – designed from actual Pullman-Standard blueprints and verified with field measurements

• Highly correct “true to life” colors

• “Hyper-Accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement

• Extremely realistic “bracket grab irons” and ladder assemblies

• 7 or 8 rung side and end ladders

• Beautiful diagonal panel roofs

• “See through” running boards and crossover platforms (in both Apex and Morton combinations)

• “Near scale” draft gear

• Genuine Kadee scale couplers

• Separate flexible rubber air hoses

• Three 7’ door options (Youngstown, 5-Panel Superior, 7-Panel Superior)

• Two door track options

• Side tack board types/sizes and locations

• Six prototypically-accurate brake stands (Ajax, Universal, 2 Equipco versions, Miner, National/Peacock)

• Six possible handbrake “brake wheel” options (Ajax, Universal, Equipco, Miner, Peacock, Modern) National/Peacock)

• New ASF 50-ton A-3 Ride Control trucks

• 33” wheels, with front and back detail and accurate tapered axles

• Separate truck brake beam parts

• Recommended age 14 years and older

Don’t miss out on the Tangent Scale Models Pullman-Standard SP Lines “Postwar” 40’6” Box Car with 10’0” Height and 7’ Doors – one of the most-prolific car types on North American rails!  With accurate roadname and era-specific details, genuine Kadee couplers, and all-metal wheels, Tangent Scale Models provide you with a high-value model that will provide you with years of enjoyment and curb-appeal. These are 40-foot box cars tooled in the current era and they look spectacular.

Order Due Date: August 31, 2023

Anticipated Delivery Date: September 2023

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