Southern (SOU) Serves the South Repaint 1962+ 40′ PS-1 9′ Door Boxcar

• Product: Pullman-Standard 40’ PS-1 9′ Door Boxcar
• Scale: HO Scale 1:87.1
• Truck: Tangent Barber S-2 50-Ton plain bearing
• Wheels: CNC-Machined 33″ Wheels
• Era: 1962-1975

– Southern Railway (SOU) “Serves the South Repaint” 1962+ is the second of three Southern Railway classic red repaint schemes released by Tangent in 2026 and as applied to these 1951/1952 built Pullman-Standard PS-1s. This 1962+ version of Southern has large “SOUTHERN” stenciling applied to the left side of the car, plus a large road number. The right side of the car includes a large “SOUTHERN SERVES THE SOUTH” stencil applied across three indented lines, which is eye-catching and shows some playful iteration away from the “plain” logo only Southern scheme from the early 1950s. These models have the early version of the Superior 9’ door, and Miner handbrake housings and wheels like the prototype did. These models ride on Tangent’s gorgeous Barber S-2 50-Ton plain bearing truck, complete with separate brake beam detail.

Green Bay and Western (GBW) Yellow Repaint 1963+ 40′ PS-1 9′ Door Boxcar

• Product: Pullman-Standard 40’ PS-1 9′ Door Boxcar
• Scale: HO Scale 1:87.1
• Truck: Tangent 50-Ton ASF A-3 Ride Control Roller Bearing truck with rotating “Timken” bearing caps
• Wheels: CNC-Machined 33″ Wheels
• Era: 1963-1977

– Green Bay & Western (GBW) “Yellow Repaint” 1963+ brings an updated version of the PS-1s that Tangent Scale Models offered in their first production. These are the signature 1963 era repaints that GB&W shops produced, where they repainted the classy yellow paint with a federal yellow color, and by painting the entire car in yellow – including the sides, ends, and roof! GB&W’s yellow paint looks great on these 9’ door cars, especially because they also added the football-shaped “Home of the Packers” logo to the car. Great for the GB&W modelers, and even for Chicago Bears fans, since these cars were seen in Chicago as well as pretty much else – hauling paper from Biron, Wisconsin!  In fact, these cars are assigned cars, as identified with the stenciling “ASSIGNED FOR PAPER LOADING AT BIRON, WISCONSIN” and a “WHEN EMPTY RETURN TO THE GREEN BAY AND WESTERN R.R.” notation, typical for assigned cars of the period. The right side of the car includes the large “Green Bay and Western” letters and the left side includes the distinctive “Green Bay Route” logo with white lettering and red background. Tangent Scale Models GB&W models come complete with an accurate 9’ Pullman-Standard door. This new model rides on the market-leading Tangent 50-Ton ASF A-3 Ride Control Roller Bearing truck – with rotating “Timken” bearing caps!

 

Chicago and North Western (CNW) Original DF Equipped 1964+ 40′ PS-1 9′ Door Boxcar

• Product: Pullman-Standard 40’ PS-1 9′ Door Boxcar
• Scale: HO Scale 1:87.1
• Truck: Tangent 50-Ton ASF A-3 plain bearing 
• Wheels: CNC-Machined 33″ Wheels
• Era: 1964-1985

– Chicago & North Western (CNW) “Original DF Equipped” 1964+ is a patched CNW 1956 paint job, modernized for a 1964 and later era. This car is a C&NW “brown” car with black ends, but this is a patched car, where the original “NEW 1956” date has been painted out and a “COB 6 64” has been restenciled in its place, with the COB representing the Council Bluffs, IA yard (scale). This beautiful car includes the sharp, large C&NW logo in black and white on the upper right carbody side. C&NW also added a large “DF” inside of a rectangle stencil to the right side of the car. The left side of the car includes the CNW reporting marks with lines above and below them as found on these Pullman-Standard painted cars. The brake stencils above the right side trucks have been updated to match the prototype photos including a paint patch on top of a paint patch! The car also has an added stencil “WHEN EMPTY RETURN TO AGENT C.N.W. R.R. NEENAH WIS. VIA REVERSE ROUTE” to show its likely assignment to load at the Kimberly-Clark paper mill in Neenah, WI. These boxcars were built at Pullman-Standard’s Michigan City, IN plant and of course Tangent Scale Models car covers that correctly with the stenciling next to the door. These cars include the second version of the Superior 9’ door, with a different horizontal support pattern than the Southern cars that preceded these. These cars have a black car cement roof, but the roof includes the typical Pullman carbody color overspray onto the top of it from the sides. This new model rides on the Tangent Scale Models 50-Ton ASF A-3 plain bearing truck.

 

Milwaukee Road (MILW) Delivery 3-1961 w/ Superior Door 40′ PS-1 9′ Door Boxcar

• Product: Pullman-Standard 40’ PS-1 9′ Door Boxcar
• Scale: HO Scale 1:87.1
• Truck: Tangent 50-Ton Barber S-2 Roller Bearing truck with rotating “Timken” bearing caps
• Wheels: CNC-Machined 33″ Wheels
• Era: 1961-1985

– Milwaukee Road (MILW) “Delivery 3-61” w/ Superior Door illustrates Tangent Scale Models newest exact replica for the Milwaukee Road modeler. Delivered in Milwaukee Road’s standard box car red color, the 9’ door PS-1 was a large example fleet car utilized for many different services, similar to the “ribside” fleet but more useful in the 1960s and onward due to the larger door arrangement. This portion of the Milwaukee Road car order had Superior 9’ sliding doors on them, which Tangent Scale Models represent accurately with their models. Please note: this car looks different from the cars Tangent Scale Models released in 2021, since the door is completely different – changing the car’s overall appearance! These cars have Ajax handbrakes and brakewheels installed. The Milwaukee Road PS-1 9’ door cars include the large, classic “Milwaukee Road” stenciled herald in white on the left side of the car, with the Milwaukee Road herald located on the right side of the car. The roof was left unpainted (galvanized) but includes red overspray, just like the prototype did. This new model rides on the Tangent Scale Models 50-Ton Barber S-2 Roller Bearing truck – with rotating “Timken” bearing caps!

 

 

Tangent’s September 2026 release delivers a new production run of their HO Scale Pullman-Standard PS-1 40’ Boxcar with 9’ Door! This is the third Pullman-Standard boxcar system – after Tangent Scale Models PS-1 40’ Mini Hy-Cube and PS-1 40’ Combination door box cars – in their line of cars that introduce market-leading design and tooling practices, and is geared toward modelers who desire the most accurate models with a “family-appearance” between prototypes manufactured by the same builder.

Pullman-Standard’s PS-1 box car line evolved to feature a variety of different door combinations in order to satisfy customer requests for “purpose-built” box cars. Across the transition and early diesel eras, between 1951 and 1962, Pullman-Standard built 9-foot door, 40-foot long PS-1s for several railroads. Each railroad specified different doors and other appliances, and as production progressed the exterior sill and end arrangements changed. Railroads purchased the 9-foot door cars for various services, including forest products, machinery, appliances, paper, and merchandise, where the large 9-foot door opening made loading with forklifts significantly easier. These cars wandered all over the North American rail network into the late 1980s.

 

The Tangent Scale Models PS-1 9-foot door boxcar will stand out on your layout just like the real cars did. Tangent Scale Models include incredible road-specific detailing, and they have produced three road-specific body shells. Each model includes see-through running boards, accurate door options, multiple hand brake options, wire brake piping, release rods, metal underbody-mount stirrup steps, and fine bracket grabs and ladders. Like all Tangent models, these cars come standard with HO scale’s most accurate colors and car stenciling. These models are finished with correct road-specific plain or roller bearing 50-ton trucks, representing a total of four all-new truck designs for Tangent Scale Models 40’ PS-1 system car replicas. Finally, Tangent Scale Models cars are weighted properly and are equipped with Kadee couplers which means they operate as good as they look.

 

A quick synopsis of Tangent Scale Models era and railroad-specific detail variations include:

• Dimensional accuracy – designed from Pullman-Standard plans
• Highly correct “true to life” colors
• “Hyper-Accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement
• Genuine Kadee scale couplers
• “Near-scale” draft gear box with beautifully-rendered side “key” detail
• Multiple road numbers for each scheme where appropriate
• Very fine Pullman-style ladders
• Very fine Pullman-style bracket grab irons
• Flexible rubber air hoses
• Road-specific details for each scheme, including:

o Specific body side configurations for sills and door tracks

o 3 different PS-1 end configurations

o “See through” running boards (in 2 possible combinations)

o “See through” brake steps (in 2 possible combinations)

o 5 different brake housings (Equipco, Ajax, Klasing, Miner, or Universal as appropriate)

o 5 different brakewheel options (Equipco, Ajax, Klasing, Miner, or Universal)

• Four precision truck options (also available separately!)

o Tangent Scale Models 50-Ton Barber S-2 Roller Bearing truck – with rotating “Timken” bearing caps! Yes, this is a truck never-before available in HO scale!

o Tangent Scale Models 50-Ton ASF A-3 Ride Control Roller Bearing truck – with rotating “Timken” bearing caps! Yes, this is a truck that only Tangent offers in HO scale!

o Tangent Scale Models 50-Ton Barber S-2 Plain Bearing truck

o Tangent Scale Models 50-Ton ASF “Ride Control” Plain Bearing truck

• CNC-machined High-Detail 33” wheels (including accurate contour wheel backside!), with blackened or nickel-plated semi-scale tread (0.88”) available separately, for either rotating or non-rotating truck options (see above)
• Recommended age 14 years and older

 

Don’t miss out on the Tangent Scale Models 40’ PS-1 9’ Door Boxcar models, which went everywhere in North America! Everyone needs paper and lumber and general XM box cars! 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. Everyone modeling pre-1980 needs 40-foot box cars! And remember – these PS-1s with their large doors look like nothing you already have!

 

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