StLB&M MoW SS boxcar

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  • July 5, 2015 at 5:41 pm #5325
    Charles Duckworth
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      Here’s an interesting car. I initially thought it was an NOT&M boxcar converted to MoW service but once you look closely at the reporting marks you see it was previously lettered StLB&M with a different number (X 45?7) under the MPX 4680.

      Surviving freight car diagrams show the Brownie single-sheathed boxcars with steel ends and a radial roof, whereas, this car is a match for the NOT&M single-sheathed cars. At least one of the NOT&M boxcars were transferred to StLB&M MoW service. The original car was never converted into a caboose as there’s no end doors or side doors.

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      Original photo from Ralph Carlson

      July 7, 2015 at 6:57 pm #6677
      anonymous

        Charlie you find the neatest cars. I saw one, probably the same car, in HO form on Bill Herbert’s layout. Sunshine kits gone, I’ll probably never have a chance to have those cars. Pat Flory.

        July 8, 2015 at 6:50 pm #6688
        Charles Duckworth
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          Pat
          go to Speedwitch.com and he has four of the Soo Line SS boxcars for sale at $45 each. This is a one piece body resin kit that can we converted into the NOT&M boxcar.

          July 11, 2015 at 2:10 am #6732
          anonymous

            Is a “one piece resin body” basically a brick with cast on exterior detail ? What do you do to make the Soo Line car into to an NOT&M car? Were they part of an order with the NOT&M cars?

            July 14, 2015 at 12:22 am #6763
            David Boeschen
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              Considering that this car is sandwiched between two outside-post mechanical reefers, at least one of which has been de-roofwalked, means this car lasted until at least 1966. The 1968 SoE does not list an X4680, but some broken numbers higher than that are listed as ‘Boarding’, which this car evidently was.

              Ron Merrick

              July 14, 2015 at 12:39 pm #6768
              Charles Duckworth
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                Pat
                A cast one piece resin kit is pretty close to a plastic car body except the body is of resin. I’ve built two Speedwitch resin kits (Wabash and SP prototypes) and the detail is excellent. You just need to dril the holes for the various wire hand holds and ladders.

                July 21, 2015 at 9:31 pm #6859
                anonymous

                  If I got the Speedwitch Soo Line boxcar, what needs to be done to make it a NOT&M car?

                  July 21, 2015 at 9:35 pm #6860
                  Charles Duckworth
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                    Pat
                    Just go into the HO models section and look at the NOT&M boxcar model. There’s a couple of shots without paint that should help.

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