USS Missouri
Road Number BB-63
U.S. Navy Series Car #1 bears the silhouette of the Iowa Class
Battleship U.S.S. Missouri, BB-63. Commissioned in 1944, ?The
Mighty Mo? saw service in most major campaigns between WW2 and the
liberation of Kuwait in 1991. Measuring 887 feet long with a beam
of 108 feet, the Missouri was capable of cruising in excess of 30
knots. Her place in history was secured on September 2, 1945, when
Japan surrendered to Allied Forces on her main deck, marking the
end of WW2.
#038 00 401...$18.95
Canadian National
Road Number D&TS 2630
This 50? 2-bay ACF Center Flow? covered hopper with round hatches
is CN reddish-brown, has white lettering and CN logo and runs on
Barber? roller bearing trucks. 50 2-bay covered hoppers were built
by ACF in the mid 1970?s for the Detroit & Toledo Shore Line
Railroad. The D&TSL was strategically located between Detroit,
Michigan and Toledo, Ohio and serves important industries at Monroe
and Trenton, Michigan.
#092 00 220...$23.15
Indiana State Car
Road Number IN 1816
This 40? standard box car with plug door is car #39 of a 50-car
series representing each of the 50 states in the union. It bears
the Cardinal and Peony, Indiana?s official state bird and flower.
The flag of the state of Indiana is in the background. The road
number 1816 represents the year the ?Hoosier State? was admitted
into the union.
#021 00 403...$19.85
Golden West Service
Road Number GVSR 327013
This 50? steel side, 14 panel, fixed end gondola wears the dark
blue scheme with Golden West Service name and stacked block logo
with white lettering and runs on black Barber? roller bearing
trucks. These bright-blue cars were former SP, Cotton Belt and Rio
Grande freight cars that were re-built and sold to various
shortlines and then leased back by the railroad. All cars were
painted in the same dark blue scheme with the Golden West Service
name and stacked block logo on the side of the car. There were
several shortline railroads for which the cars were lettered over
the years as a class one. These lines included the Galveston
Railroad (GVSR), Ventura County Railroad (VCY) and Cole Rail
(CRLE).
#105 00 130...$16.05
St. Louis - San Francisco (Frisco)
Road Number SL-SF 88470
This black 100 ton 3-bay open hopper wears the large, white
billboard with white lettering and runs on black Barber? roller
bearing trucks. Built by the Frisco at the CMS Springfield,
Missouri, shops in September 1977. Frisco hoppers from this series
88400-88599 were constructed using ACF kits. In the late 1970?s,
the Consolidated Mechanical Shops (CMS), or Springfield Shops,
built thousands of new cars on a single assembly line.
#10800170...$15.35
Smokey Bear Forest Fire Prevention Series
Road Number SBX 1983 A
This 50? standard box car with plug door is decorated to celebrate
the longest running public service campaign in U.S. history?the
Smokey Bear ?Forest Fire Prevention Series.? This series showcases
the prevention message portrayed through colorful posters from the
past 60 years. This poster was originally released in 1983.
#03200405...$18.35
Northern Pacific
Road Number NP 98524
This green 40? standard box car with plug door, has white lettering
and white, red and black monad herald and runs on black roller
bearing trucks. This 50 car RBL series 98500-98549 was built in
October, 1958 by Northern Pacific?s Brainerd, Minn., Shops. They
were equipped with Pullman-Standard Compartmentizer load dividers
and stenciled with the yellow and red Compartmentizer monogram. RBL
class includes insulated refrigerator cars without the ice bunkers
or refrigeration units used to ship products not requiring
refrigeration but still needing protection from weather
extremes.
#02100170...$18.75
Southern Railway
Road Number Southern 10043
This box car red 40? standard box car with Youngstown door has
white lettering, white ?The Southern Serves the South? herald and
runs on black Bettendorf trucks and includes a freight load. This
2-ton box car was built at Pullman-Standard?s Bessemer, Alabama
shops in September of 1938, carries the standard paint scheme used
by Southern for decades.
ALL NEW FREIGHT LOAD!
#02000530...$15.35
New Haven
Road Number NH 40600
This red 50? standard box car with black plug door and sill has
white lettering, black ladders and grab bars and runs on black
roller bearing trucks. #40600 was delivered January 28, 1965, by
Pullman-Standard. Numbered into 6 car series 40600-40605, these
were the last new box cars purchased by the New Haven. The
simplified Alpert scheme of large ?N over H? white letters was
stenciled on the red body. These cars came equipped with a 30-inch
travel Hydroframe-60 cushion underframe. The lading symbol on the
door indicated that the car was equipped with interior anchors used
to tie down cargo.
#03200190...$19.95
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