Body Version 9831-4 Car (with 10 side posts)

Introduction

Lot 9831 Version 4 – CSXT

Lot 9831 was Pullman’s third order for their 5077 cubic-foot single door box cars, built at the Bessemer, Alabama plant 8=11/75. 1500 cars were built for American Rail Box Car Company for general service and placed into series RBOX 15000-16499. In 1983, 676 cars from RBOX 15000-15675 were transferred to SOUTHERN ownership and put into the SOUTHERN 15000-15675 series, with only the reporting marks changed. 386 cars (RBOX 15676-16061) were transferred to ATSF 51336-51712, 218 cars (RBOX 16062-16279) to C&O 400305-400522 and 220 car (RBOX 16280-16499) to BN 249249-249460. The 218 cars assigned to C&O were later assigned to SBD 141306-141522 and then to CSXT 141306-141522. The CSXT cars were typically shopped, new doors installed and then repainted into the CSX blue and yellow scheme with the large, underlined CSX to the right of the door. Features include:

• Type 2 body with 10 side posts (5 on each side of the 10-foot centered door) with all 10 side posts being fabricated from hat-section channels
• Type 2 side sill
• Pullman’s proprietary 15-panel “bow-tie” roof
• Pullman’s N4/5 “sine-wave” corrugated ends (with narrow top corrugation)
• YSD replacement corrugated-panel sliding doors
• Ellcon-National hand brakes
• Type 3 stirrup steps
• Rigid (non-cushioned) underframe
• Horizontal-lever brake gear
• NARCorp high performance/low friction 70-ton ASF Ride Control trucks with 33” diameter metal wheels
• Genuine Kadee #158 semi-scale magnetic couplers
• Dark blue livery with bold yeloow CSX logo

This highly detailed replica of Pullman Standard’s 5077 cubic-foot single door box car (Lot 9831) has been meticulously researched and designed and produced in plastic with accurate details in plastic, wire and etched metal. North American Railcar is pushing the technology envelope and offering model railroaders cars that they could otherwise never expect to be produced. The Lot 9831 PS 5077 cubic-foot box car is another example.

Road Numbers:

• CSXT 141488
• CSXT 141306
• CSXT 141421
• CSXT 141312
• CSXT 141430
• CSXT 141500

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Photo courtesy of Bill Gawthrop