A few more freight cars


twforeman

Certified Great Northern Nut
As I baby sit the laser cutter (can't really leave it run alone, there's a good risk of fire,) I've been building more freight cars.

Mostly I buy cars that I think look interesting. Cars that catch my eye with slogans or logos.

Anyway, these are the latest three.

An Accurail Milwaukee Road box car that says "PC Compartmentizer" on it. A cursory google search doesn't really explain what that means.


An Accurail Central of Georgia box car emblazoned with "Streamlined Money Saver Service".


A Proto 2000 Erie drop end gondola. This is the second P2K drop end gondola I've built. The are nice looking models.


As per my usual modus operandi I painted the trucks and wheels with "rust" brown, but haven't weathered the cars yet. Some day I'll run through the fleet and start weathering.

I just like building freight cars.
 
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PC Compartmentizer was a brand name (specifically I believe it was produced by Pullman-Standard) for the system of moveable internal bulkheads installed in the car for load restraint.

You can see the bulkheads inside the open door in these photos:

http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=milw39050_2&o=milw
http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=milw39075&o=milw

Similar DFB bulkhead system from competitor supplier Evans inside a CB&Q box built by CB&Q's Havelock shop:

http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=cbq23465interior1&o=cbq
 
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