Mass Produced S Scale Rolling Stock

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Minnesota Heartland Railroad

Mass Produced S Scale Models
(and Reference Articles)
Revised March 16, 2002

Reference Section
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				Brass and Short Run Models

Mass produced S scale freight rolling stock on this page is listed by era, followed by cabooses, passenger equipment, and engines. For news from S manufacturers, see Craig O'Connell's website. Please inform me of links, photos, or info on any of these S scale models or their prototypes.

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Item, Manufacturer	Author	Magazine	Issue	Summary
FREIGHT
*Modern Rolling Stock*
RailBox Boxcars American Models	Randy Wilson	Model Railroader	March 1998 p. 132	Modeling 70-ton former Railbox cars in S scale. Photos of Railbox cars as repainted since 1982, featuring Des Plaines Hobbies detail parts.
		Rail Model Journal	Dec. 1999	ACF; Jan. & Feb. 2000 Pullman Standard; March - May 2000 FMC; June 2000, August thru Nov. 2000 Evans cars; July 2001, Sept. 2001 Berwick cars; Jan. thru April 2001
Short frameless tank car - Downs / Rusti				Now produced by Manheim Machine and Tool Co. 139 Nevin Street Landcaster, Pa. 17603 (info from John Foley)
Long frameless tank car - Downs / Rusti
Piggy-back "spine" cars 3 and 5 unit sets. American Models		CBC	1984	"The prototype of American Models' IMPACK spine car (the articulated "trailer-hauler") is described on page 196 of the 1984 Car & Locomotive Cyclopedia and advertised by Itel Rail on page 197 of the same publication." Tom Hawley




*First Generation Diesel Era and Later*
ACF 4650 cu. ft. 3-Bay Covered Hopper Pacific Rail Shops				Pacific Rail Shops, Tel (541)267-6664 P.O. Box 867, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420-0201
PS-2CD 4427 cu.ft. 3-Bay Covered Hopper 1964 - ? American Models	James Eager	RMJ	Feb. 1994	"... with over 19,300 produced. Santa Fe alone acquired over 7,500 cars! Eighteen railroads operated the cars first hand.... numerous grain co-ops and milling companies leased from PTLX."
	Martin Lofton	MM	Nov. 1991	Photos of many TLDX and some RR owned cars.
Long frameless tank car American Models		CBC	1984	"American Models' "modern" tank car appears to be the car shown on page 160 of the 1984 Car & Locomotive Cyclopedia, described as "ACF Industries tank car for clay slurry service - Class DOT 111A100-W-1, Light weight 60,500 pounds; water gallon capacity 13,575 gallons; truck capacity 100 tons; 4 inches fiberglass insulation with No. 11 ga steel insulation jacket." Tom Hawley
PRR H39 70 ton Open Hopper 1959 Des Plaines Hobbies		RMC	July 1986	"The prototype was the result of a coordination between the C&O, the PRR, and the N&W in 1959. By the time the design was finalized, the C&O and the N&W were already interested in larger cars (100 tons). The PRR acquired about 16,000 of them. There is an article in the July, 1986 RMC about these cars. According to this article, C&O had 501, D&RGW had 900, the original NS had 70 that went to the Southern, and WM had 400. The article said that most of the PRR cars were painted in the simplified PRR scheme, but I think that is in error. The ones I saw seemed to be mostly painted with Pennsylvania spelled out." Jamie Bothwell
50'-10'6" Single Door AAR Boxcar Pacific Rail Shops	Earl Tuson			50' long 10'6" high. - Postwar AAR Standard 50' boxcar Built: 1955-61 Characteric features: DP (diagonal panel) roof, R+3/4 late IDE (improved dreadnaught ends), 8+8 riveted sides with full length straight side sill, single 4/5/5 - 8' IY (improved Youngstown) doors. per Earl Tuson
50'-10'6" Double Door AAR Boxcar Pacific Rail Shops	Earl Tuson			50' long 10'6" high. Postwar AAR Standard 50' auto car, Characteric features: DP roof, R+3/4 late IDE, 5+8 riveted sides with full length fishbelly side sill, 4/5/5 - 7' and 8' IY doors. Built: 1955-61,
Postwar 50-ton, 50-foot AAR Box Cars	Ed Hawkins	RMJ	August 1999	50 foot standard automobile box car


*Transition Era and Later*
63' (?) Mill Gondola American Models
SP F-70-7 53' 6" Flat Car V&T Shops 1949 - 1950				V&T shops, Box 5597, Reno, Nev. 89513 Cast Resin Kit Some cars were converted to Piggy-back, Builkhead, and coil steel service.
SP F-50-16 40' Flat Car V&T Shops				Cast Resin Kit
Southern 50 ton low-side gondola 1947 REX Models / Putt Trains		CBC	1949	SOU 55961-56560, built in 1947 by Mt. Vernon Car Mfg. Div., Pressed Steel Car, and shown in the 1949 CBC with 12 panels. REX now owned by Putt Trains - P.O. Box 463 - Orwell, OH 44076
PS-2 3-Bay Covered Hopper S Helper Service	Martin Lofton	MM	Aug. 1991 Nov. 1991	Produced from 1953 through the early 70's
GSC Flat, bulkhead, and TOFC S Helper Service	Jim Eager	MR'ing	March 1989	53'6" 70-ton Commonwealth Cast-Steel Flat Cars, 48' Bulkhead Flat 1949 - 1971 (?)
PS-2 2-Bay Covered Hopper S Helper Service				"Built by Pullman-Standard starting in 1953."
40'-10'6" Sgl Door AAR Boxcar Pacific Rail Shops
40'-10'6" Dbl Door AAR Boxcar Pacific Rail Shops




*Steam Era and Later*
2 Bay 55 Ton Composite Hopper S Helper Service				Coal hopper built during WWII using wood slat outside braced sides, typical of cars built for the Lehigh Valley in 1942, remaining in service into the 50's when the wooden sides were replaced with steel.
1937 Modified AAR 40'-10'6" Sgl Door Boxcar Pacific Rail Shops 1940 - 1946				40' - 10'6" high boxcar. 6' door. Notched side sills. 5/5 early style Dreadnaught ends. W-section corners. Flat panel roof.
1937 AAR Standard 40'-10' Sgl & Dbl Door Boxcar Pacific Rail Shops				40' - 10' high boxcar. 6' door. Notched side sills. 4/5 Dreadnaught ends. W and square corners. Flat panel and Viking roofs
	Richard Hendrickson	Model Railroading	April 1989 pp. 44-49	1937 & 1942 AAR Standard Box Car History, Part II
10,000 Gallon Tank Car Uninsulated Des Plaines Hobbies				"Not a bad representation of a pre-war General American car, except that it needs some modification to the body bolsters. Look at a 1937 CBC for reference. It would not be hard to modify the car to make it a post-war GA car. The manway hatch also needs some correction, which would not be too difficult." Comments by Richard Hendrickson, furnished by Jeff English.
Steel Swinging Door Reefer Pacific Rail Shops