In 1962 General American Corp. started to build their most popular insulated boxcar designs, a refinement of their proven 1950s design. One of the major developments for the car design and unique to General America was it’s all welded body construction, where only the roof was bolted on after insulation. These CADILLACs of the boxcar market were insulated, had 20-inch cushioned underframes, and a variety of load restraining devices per customer specifications.
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Design features
- Thin edged Overhanging Stanray roof
- Perfect to prototype Stanray R3-4 welded ends, with etched GA style ladders and crossover platforms, along with the roofwalks when appropriate
- Car sides welded, with GA style ladders, fitted with specific to prototype door stops, door gussets and sill design
- Prototype correct handbrake specific to customer orders
- General American cushioned frame and floor configurations depending on prototype with Moloco’s cushioned draft gear coupler boxes
- Appropriate cushioning devices, Hydra-Cushion or Keystone
- Appropriate to prototype trucks with Blackened wheelsets
- Specific car printing details
- Draft Key detail
- Rubber airhoses
- Geniune Whisker Kadee scale couplers
