Lest we be lumped in with our AF brethren, who are often accused of purchasing
only "colorful" freight cars, let's not forget that even in the late steam era,
50 foot boxcars were rapidly dominating the boxcar fleet.
By the late 1950's, not only were 40 foot boxcars rapidly on the way out (with
the exception of midwestern and Canadian roads with significant amounts of
light-density grain branchlines, where 40 foot boxcars were still being used
for grain loading), but new 50 foot boxcars were already starting to evolve
into 1960's patterns of wider doors, plug doors, cushioned underframes, etc.
The 50 foot Pacific Rail Shops boxcars represent a typical 1950's general
service boxcar, and should have some representation on our layouts. My layout
is based on the mid-1960's and by this time the 50 footers were even more
prevalent.
Dan Vandermause
Ellicott City, MD
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