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Re: Surviving 36ft Boxcars in the 50s - sailormatlac - 02-11-2018 doctorwayne Wrote:While the Southern's Su-class boxcars did have truss rods, they also had steel underframes. Ray Breyer did a quite extensive search on 36 footer and how long they survived. http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/accurail-prototype-data/ Basically, most stuff was scrapped by 1950 and only a few roads stuck with them up to 1952 or 1954 (depending which banned was in effect - brake gear or underframe). Cars that survived that era were in MoW or updated oddities (melon cars are a good example). I'm seriously thinking about moving my era from 1952 to 1948 or 1952 to have more choices. Matt Re: Surviving 36ft Boxcars in the 50s - doctorwayne - 02-11-2018 sailormatlac Wrote:...Ray Breyer did a quite extensive search on 36 footer and how long they survived.... Yeah, Matt, quite an extensive read, but well-worth it if you're looking to model a prototypical freight car fleet. I've save all of those for reference, although most of the Fowler cars I buy will become EG&E cars, as they're a perfect match to my prototype...right down to the plastic bodies. I'll probably pick up a few of the double sheathed 36'ers, too, but after that, most new freight cars will be, I hope, scratchbuilt or parts-built. Wayne Re: Surviving 36ft Boxcars in the 50s - sailormatlac - 02-12-2018 doctorwayne Wrote:sailormatlac Wrote:...Ray Breyer did a quite extensive search on 36 footer and how long they survived.... Wayne, I read all Ray's PDFs and didn't regret doing it. I've bought two 36ft recently. Definitely a neat boxcar for further detailing and bashing. I suspect the Fowler will be quite popular. It's a blessing Accurail dared to make such a prototype. Matt |