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GAEX 50-FOOT BOX CARS

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More 50-foot Cars

General American Evans "DF" Box Cars, part VI I I :

The sliding and plug-door versions of the single-door cars built by General American/Evans. More of these cars appeared in the April 1 990 and September 1 990 issues.
The plug-door cars often included ad vertising slogans for their railroads. This C&NW car was purchased, not leased, judging by the reporting marks. It was part of series 50600-50749. Virl Davis photo Deca l s HO Scal e : Walthers 934-44470 plus 934-38470 (herald and reporting marks). N Scale: None known. o Scale: Walthers 936-44470 plus 936-38470.
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Cotton Belt passenger service was advertised on the General American/ Evans cars that road leased in number series 5 1 700-5 1 749. Mayner Hicks photo Decals HO Scale: Walthers 934-44470 (no known black slogans). N Scale: None known. o Scale: Walthers 936-44470 (no known black slo gans).
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M odeling the C ars
T he Detai ls West 800-series H O scale cars are close for the plug-door cars, but the door is a scale 2 feet too wide. New scale and Atlas a 40-foot car in 0 scale that can be kit-converted into a 50-foot car as shown in the June 1 990 issue. The roof overhang, side panel detai l s and door details are incorrect for the General American/Evans cars, however. A kit conversion article for the as-built sl iding door car appeared in the March 1 990 sides can be spliced together from two kits. Con-Cor makes a plug-door car in N

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A nice, clean photograph of one of the General American/Evans sliding door cars in dark green paint. This is one of the cars leased to the Pennsylvania Railroad (according to the small "PRR" placard). - Virl Davis photo, circa 1 966 Decals HO Scale: Walthers 934-771 30 plus 934-441 20. N Scale: None known. o Scale: Walthers 936-771 30 plus 936-441 20.
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R AILMODEL JOURNAL

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February 1 992