Prototype Information - Historical Society Articles

If you know of a good article about a specific freight car prototype that was published in a historical society publication and it is not listed below, please let us know. Drop an email to us at steamfreightcars@gmail.com. Compiled through the efforts of Rob Adams, Richard Burg, Ed Hawkins, Ben Hom, Paul Krueger, John Trulson, Jim Wolf and Ted Culotta.

AA ACY B&O CNJ CV C&O CNW CB&Q CGW D&RGW DL&W GM&O GN IC LNE LV M&St.L MILW MP NH NKP N&W NP NYO&W PRR PM RDG Rutland Santa Fe SAL Sinclair SP&S Soo St. Louis Refrigerator T&P UP USRA Wabash WP WLE

Akron Canton & Youngstown

The Akron Canton & Youngstown Historical Society - A.C.&Y. H.S. News

• "What was moving on those Trains?" Freight handled by the A.C.& Y. in 1962, Volume IX, Number 1, Spring 2002
• "First Freight Cars of the AC&Y Railway," Bob Lucas, Volume IX, Number 3, Fall 2002
• "AC&Y's Greenville Clones - the N.A.H.X. Cars" , Volume X, Number 2, Summer 2003

Ann Arbor Railroad

• "Ann Arbor 11400/73750 series single-sheathed box cars", Rob Adams, The Double A, Volume 9, Number 1, Winter 1993.
• "Ann Arbor 10300/41000, 10550/41000 and 74000 series single-sheathed box cars", Rob Adams, The Double A, Volume 9, Number 2, Spring 1993.
• "Ann Arbor 11400/73750 series single-sheathed box cars revisited", Rob Adams, The Double A, Volume 9, Number 3, Summer 1993.

The three previous articles cover the Ann Arbor's interesting single sheathed cars built by Standard Tank in 1924. They were delivered with Hutchins ends and roof.

• "Ann Arbor 12000/90000 series USRA single-sheathed box cars", Rob Adams, The Double A, Volume 13, Number 3, Fall 1997.
• "Ann Arbor Railroad 40 foot double-sheathed box cars", Rob Adams, The Double A, Volume 14, Number 1, Winter 1998.

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Baltimore & Ohio

• "B&O Depressed Center Flat 9920," The Sentinel, Summer 1996, p. 43.
• "B&O N-37A and N-37B Class B&O Hopper," The Sentinel, July/August 1987, p. 8.
• "The B&O Railroad Lease of CNJ Hoppers," Chris Barkan, The Sentinel, May/June 1992, p. 7.
• "Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Milk Cars," The Sentinel, July/August 1991, p. 5.
• "Mather Stock Cars on the B&O," Gary Schlerf, The Sentinel, Summer 1996, p. 15.

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Central New Jersey

• "CNJ's First Steel Box Cars," Don Thompson and Frank Reilly, Flags, Diamonds and Statues, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 14-20.  
• "Nine-Panel Central Railroad of New Jersey Hopper Cars," Ted W. Tucker, Flags, Diamonds and Statues, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 27-31.  
• "Composite Gondolas: CNJ Composite Gondola Cars and Reading GHX Gondolas," Ted W. Tucker, Flags, Diamonds and Statues, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 8-15.  

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Central Vermont

• "Pressed Steel Co. Central Vermont Single Sheathed Boxcars," Ed Beaudette, The Ambassador, Fall 1992, p. 64.

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Chesapeake & Ohio

• "C&O Series 5400-5499 Deco-End Boxcars," Al Kresse, Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Magazine, July/August 2001, p. 9.
• "C&O's 1940 Auto Boxcar Series 6800-6899," Scott Pitzer, Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Magazine, May 2000, p. 12.
• "Transitional C&O Pere Marquette District Auto Parts Boxcars," Al Kresse, Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Magazine, May 2000, p. 4.
• "C&O Quadruple Hopper Cars – The 71500-72999 Series," Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Magazine, March 2001, p. 3.
• "Latter-Day Stock Cars," Part 2, Al Kresse, Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Magazine, March 2000, p. 14.

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Chicago & Northwestern

• "75001-75399 Gondolas," Joe Piersen and Ira Kulbersh, North Western Lines, Vol. 27, No. 4, Fall 2000, pp. 46-7.  
• "CNW Stock Cars: Series 15001-15499 (odd) and CMO 25701-25499", Northwestern Lines, Winter 2000, p. 16.
• "85001-85499 Series Gondolas," Joe Piersen and Ira Kulbersh, North Western Lines, Vol. 29, No. 2, Fall 2001, pp. 16-9.
• "C&NW Standard Steel Flat Car - Series 41501-42499", North Western Lines, Volume 7, Number 3, July 1980, p. 13.
• "C&NW and CStPM&O 34-ft. Wood Box Cars", North Western Lines, Joe Follmar, Volume 9, Number 2, Spring 1982, pp. 10-13.
• "North Western Refrigerator Line Company", North Western Lines, Joe Follmar, Volume 14, Number 1, Winter 1987, pp. 18-31.
• "M&StL Stock Cars 35023-35699", North Western Lines, Joe Follmar, Volume 8, Number 1, January 1981, p. 39.
• "M&StL 24000-24998 Series Box Cars", North Western Lines, Joe Follmar, Volume 9, Number 1, Winter 1982, pp. 36-39.

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Chicago Burlington & Quincy

• "Burlington Route XM-25/XM-26 Single Sheathed Boxcars," Burlington Route Historical Society Freight Car Data Sheet.
• "CB&Q 55-ton Composite Twin Hoppers," Burlington Route Historical Society Freight Car Data Sheet. (Subject: CB&Q's Classes HT-7 and HT-8 Composite War Emergency Hoppers).
• "CB&Q GA & GS Composite Gondolas," Burlington Route Historical Society Freight Car Data Sheet - additional information to follow.
• CB&Q XM-32 Box Cars, HolWagner, Burlington Bulletin, No. 7, 1st Quarter, 1983. (Subject: CB&Q's large fleet of Modified 1937 AAR Box cars)
• "Reefers," Rod Masterson and Robert Landregan, Burlington Bulletin, No. 12, Second Quarter 1984. (Subject: an entire issue devoted to the Burlington Refrigerator Express).
• "Burlington Livestock Traffic," Hol Wagner, Burlington Bulletin, April 1992, p. 4.
• "CB&Q/C&S 70-ton Triple Hoppers". Burlington Route Historical Society Freight Car Data Sheet.
• "CB&Q/C&S 100-ton Quad Hoppers". Burlington Route Historical Society Freight Car Data Sheet.
• "CB&Q XM-24 USRA Double Sheathed Box Cars". Burlington Route Historical Society Freight Car Data Sheet.
• "CB&Q 55-ton Twin Hoppers - Class HT-1 thru HT-5". Burlington Route Hist.Soc. Data Sheet
  

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Chicago Great Western

• "Single Doors, Double Meaning; CGW Plain End Steel Box Cars", Joe Follmar, North Western Lines, Volume 19, No. 3, Summer 1992.

North Western Lines is a publication of the Chicago and North Western Historical Society.

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Denver & Rio Grande Western

• "D&RGW GS Gondolas," Jim Eager, The Prospector, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 3-13.

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Delaware Lackawanna & Western

• "Container Cement Gondolas of the DL&W and LV," Gary Klein, Flags, Diamonds and Statues, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 28-31.
• "Piggyback Service on the Route of Phoebe Snow," Gary Klein, Flags, Diamonds and Statues, Vol. 7 No. 3, p. 4.
• "Lackawanna's Two-Bay Hoppers with Billboard Paint," Ted Tucker, Flags, Diamonds and Statues, Vol. 12 No. 1, p. 16.  

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Great Northern

• "Great Northern Express Box Car No. 2500," Gary Laakso and W. A. McGinley, GNRHS Reference Sheet No. 8.
• "Great Northern Plywood Boxcars, Series 10000 and 10500," Staffan Ehnbom, Duane Amdahl, FOEB Publications & Minnesota Historical Society, GNRHS Reference Sheet No. 37.
• "Great Northern Box Cars, Series 30000 and 31000," Staffan Ehnbom and Minnesota Historical Society, GNRHS Reference Sheet No. 42.
• "Great Northern Stock Cars, 53000 Series," Staffan Ehnbom and Norman Keyes, Jr., GNRHS Reference Sheet No. 56.
• "Great Northern 40 ft Steel Boxcars, Series 18000, 18500, 19500, 20500 and 21450," Staffan Ehnbom, GNRHS Reference Sheet No. 61.
• "Great Northern 40 ft Double-Door General Service Boxcars, Series 3000, 3500, and 4000," Staffan Ehnbom, GNRHS Reference Sheet No. 66.
• "GN 50 ft Automobile Box Cars Series 38900, 39000 and 39340," Staffan Ehnbom, GNRHS Reference Sheet No. 74.
• "GN 50 ft Automobile Box Cars Series 39000-40099 (first), 41525-41999 (renumbered) and 42000-43999," Staffan Ehnbom, GNRHS Reference Sheet No. 107.
• "Great Northern Stock Cars Series 55200-56469," Staffan Ehnbom, GNRHS Reference Sheet No. 125.
• "Great Northern Plywood Box Cars Series 44025-44999," John Westley, GNRHS Reference Sheet No. 171.

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Gulf Mobile & Ohio

The Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Historical Society Inc. - GM&O News

• "When Coal and Braidwood Were Synomymous" (about Coal traffic on the Chicago and Alton in Southern Illinois) by Gene V. Glendinning, Issue No. 73, 1994

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Illinois Central

• "IC 40 ft Single Door Boxcars 17000-18999," David Daisy, Green Diamond, No. 49, p. 18. (Modified 1937 AAR Boxcar)
• "Banana Traffic on the Illinois Central Railroad," Terry McMahon, Green Diamond, No. 44, p. 4.

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Lehigh New England

• "L&NE Freight Equipment," Robert J. Wise, Flags, Diamonds and Statues, Vol. 3, No. 3, Fall 1980, pp. 12-5.  
• "The LNE Railroad's Early Bulk Cement Cars," Richard W. Jahn, Flags, Diamonds and Statues, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 26-30.  

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Lehigh Valley

• "The LNE Railroad's Early Bulk Cement Cars," Richard W. Jahn, Flags, Diamonds and Statues, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 26-30.  
• "Lehigh Valley Composite Gondolas," Ted W. Tucker, Flags, Diamonds and Statues, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 16-8.  

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Minneapolis & St. Louis

• "M&StL Stock Cars 35023-35699", North Western Lines, Joe Follmar, Volume 8, Number 1, January 1981, p. 39.
• "M&StL 24000-24998 Series Box Cars", North Western Lines, Joe Follmar, Volume 9, Number 1, Winter 1982, pp. 36-39.

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The Milwaukee Road

• "Milwaukee Road's Union Refrigerator Transit Lines 37000-Series Steel Ice Reefers", John A. Greedy, The Milwaukee Railroader, Volume 27, Number 2, Second Quarter 1997, pp. 4-7.

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Missouri Pacific

• "The All-Steel 40' Box Cars of the Mopac" (1936-1959), Ed Hawkins, MPHS Eagle, Summer 1995. (This article excludes steel rebuilds)
• "Eagle Merchandise Cars," Charles Duckworth, MPHS Eagle, Spring 1997.
• "The All-Steel 40' Box Cars of the Texas & Pacific Railway 1937-1960," by Ed Hawkins, MPHS Eagle, Spring 2000. (This excludes Rebuilt Cars)
• "Missouri Pacific's Stock Cars, Built 1911-1948," Ed Hawkins, MPHS Eagle, Spring 2003.

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New Haven

• "NH Transformer Cars," Bryan Bussey, New Haven Shoreliner, January/February 2000, p. 34.

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New York Ontario & Western

The Ontario & Western Technical and Historical Society - Observer

• "The O&W's 2700 Series Boxcars" by Ed Crist, Vol. 5, No. 4

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Nickel Plate

• "Wheeling's Great Steel Fleet," Peter K. Shepherd, Nickel Plate Road Magazine, Vol. XXVII, No. 2, Spring 1993, pp.10-15. (Subject: W&LE's 78000 series 70-ton hoppers, 3,000 in total, later NKP).  
• "Wooden Sides, Iron Hearts," Peter K. Shepherd, Nickel Plate Road Magazine, Vol. XXVII No. 1, Winter 1993, pp. 7-15. (Subject of article is the NKP's War Emergency Box Cars, #8000-8199, blt. April, 1944.)  

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Norfolk & Western

• "Improving the N&W HL Hopper from Stewart," Jim Laney, The Arrow, July/August 2000, p. 20.

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Northern Pacific

• "The 1937 AAR Boxcar on the NP," Dennis Hitt, The Mainstreeter, Vol. 14, No. 4, Fall 1995, pp. 20-5.
• "Post WWI Forty-Ton Box Cars,"John W. Barry, The Mainstreeter, Vol. 13, No. 3, Summer 1994, pp. 12-24. (Subject: NP's 10000-14499 double sheathed box cars)

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Pennsylvania

• "Container Service on the Pennsylvania RR," Richard Burg, The Keystone, Spring 1985
• Drawing - X29 Dreadnaught End, The Keystone, Winter 1996, p. 14.
• "Lettering Schemes for PRR Boxcars, 1876-1968," Brady McGuire, The Keystone, Summer 1988 (Special Issue).
• "The XL Boxcar and Related Classes," Gary Rauch, The Keystone, Summer 2000, p. 13.
• "PRR XL Boxcars and Related Classes," Al Westerfield, The Keystone, Summer 2000, p. 28.
• "PRR Crew Express Cabin Cars," Chuck Bladone, The Keystone, Summer 1996, p. 49.
• "The N6B Story," John Smith, The Keystone, Summer 1989, p. 49.
• "High and Wide Loads," John Harris, The Keystone, Autumn 1990, p. 32.
• " and Related Classes," Ian Fischer, The Keystone, Spring 1990, p. 13.
• "Wooden Gondola Cars of the Pennsylvania System," Ian Fischer, The Keystone, Spring 1986, p. 9.
• " 'Man O' War' FW-8," Charles Geletzke, The Keystone, Summer 1990, p. 61. (Pennsy's stock trains before Class K9 and K10 stock cars)
• "The Pennsylvania Railroad's TM Series Tank Cars," Richard Burg, The Keystone, Spring 1984, p. 38.
• "PRR Class X29 Boxcars and Related Classes (X28, X28a, X30, K8)," Gary Rauch and Robert Johnson, The Keystone, December 1976, p.2.
• X36 Fred Shaefer Winter 1977 P. 5-6
• GL, and GLa classes John Prophet III, December 1968 P.4-7
• H21, H22 and H25 classes John Prophet III, April 1970 P.5-12
• GLe through H33 covered hopper classes Richard Burg, PDecember 1982., P.16-24
• GAEX box cars Richard Burg June 1981, P.50-52
• 1959 box car rebuilds (X29F/G, X50A/B, X51E, X53A) Richard Burg June 1979, P.16-23
• Ohio River & Western 29' box cars (narrow guage) E.H. Cass September 1976, P.9
• PRR cabin cars Na-N8, Robert Johnson and Gary Rauch
• PRR wood box cars, Xa through XKa, Ian S Fischer March 1980, P.4-15
• PRR light weight box cars (X40 and X41 classes) Ian S Fischer, September 1983, P.4-11
• GS class gondolas Gary Rauch and Robert Johnson June 1975, P.2-15
• NC, NE, NEa cabin cars Robert Johnson March 1976 P.3-14
• X28, X28A, X29, X30, K8 classesGary Rauch and Robert Johnson December 1976, P.1-16
• H40-H47A class covered hoppers Ian S. Fischer December 1983, P8-18 (post steam era)
• G31, G32, G33 gondolas classes Richard Burg and Ian S. Fischer December 1980, P.35-39
• X25 classes Ian S. Fischer March 1983, P.4-12
• AA, AB, AC, AD tank cars Richard Burg March 1982, P4-10
• G22 classes Ian S. Fischer September 1980, P.7-11
• Gun trucks (FD, FF, FG2) Ian S. Fischer March 1979, P.16-19
• X35, X37, X38 and subclasses Ian S. Fischer December 1981, P22-36
• TM tank cars Richard Burg Spring 1984, P.38-43
• X31, X32, X33 classes Ian S. Fischer March 1981, P.32-40
• XL, XLb, XLc, XM, XMa, KF, KFa classes Gary Rauch and Robert Johnson
  Part  1  September 1972, P.4-12
  Part 2  December 1972, P.2-11, 16
• X23, R7, X24, K7 and related cars  Gary Rauch and John Prophet III  September 1970, P.3-12
     

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Pere Marquette

• "Pere Marquette 50-Ton Flat Bottom Gondola," Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, March 1999, pp. 8-11. (Subject: PM's 17650-18399, 10000-10099, 10200-10299 series gondolas)  

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Reading

The Reading Company Technical & Historical Society - Bee Line

• "Hopper History" by Eric Neubauer, Spring 1980
• "Reading Trucks 'N Trains" (about Reading piggyback service) by Michael Stuart, Summer 1980
• "Reading Steel Cabooses" by Robert Berkley, Fall 1980

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Rutland

• "Rutland Boxcar No. 6343," John Nehrich, Rutland Newsliner, Fall 1990, p. 19.
• "Rutland/New York Central 1910-12 Boxcars," John Nehrich, Rutland Newsliner, Summer 1989, p. 25.
• "Rutland's 7000 Series 36 ft Boxcars," Jeff English, Rutland Newsliner, Spring 2000, p. 4.
• "Rutland's 10000 Series Steel Hoppers," Jeff English, Rutland Newsliner, Spring 1999, p. 10.

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St. Louis Refrigerator Car Co.

• "When Beer Moved by Train, too - St. Louis Refrigerator Car Company, SLRX 6000-6099 and SLRX 3100-3499," Martin Lofton, Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Historical and Technical Society, Inc., Issue 47-48, Summer/Autumn 1998, pp. 22-5
• "When Beer Moved By Rail," Hol Wagner, Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Historical and Technical Society, Inc., Issue 47-48, Summer/Autumn 1998, pp. 26-7.

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Santa Fe

An index of articles that have appeared in the various Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society publications can be downloaded from http://www.atsfrr.com/resources/Hiser/webtitle%20index.pdf

• "The Evolution of the Santa Fe's Freight Car Fleet from a Modeler's Perspective, Part I – 1930-1940," Richard Hendrickson, The Warbonnet, Vol. 6, No. 1, 1st Quarter 2000, pp. 20-7.  
• "Santa Fe's Livestock Service, Part Two: The Stock Cars, A Brief History," Richard Hendrickson, The Warbonnet, Vol. 7, No. 4, 4th Quarter 2001, pp.21-30.  
• "Santa Fe Steel Way Cars," Mark Wilkouski, The Warbonnet, 1st Quarter 1999, p. 7.
• "Santa Fe's Livestock Service," Matt Zebrowski, The Warbonnet, 3rd Quarter 2001, p. 11.
• "Golden Avalanche: Santa Fe and the Annual Wheat Harvest," Lynn Aldrich, The Warbonnet, 2nd Quarter 2001, p. 13.

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Seaboard Air Line

• "Seaboard Ventilated Boxcars," Larry Goolsby, Lines South, Vol. 15, No. 1, 1st Quarter 1998, pp. 22-5.

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Sinclair Oil

• "Sinclair Tank Cars," Richard Hendrickson, Union Pacific Modeler, Vol. 4, pp. 17-24.

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Spokane, Portland & Seattle

Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway Historical Society - The Northwest's Own Railway 

• "Freight Car Service Profiles", Paul Hobbs, 1993 Number 2 - "Freight Car Assignments" (1949)
• "Cabooses 730-732", Paul Hobbs, 1994 Number 1
• "10000 series boxcars" (USRA double-sheathed), Paul Hobbs, 1997 Number 1
• "10000 series boxcars derivatives" (flatcars and woodchip cars) Paul Hobbs, 1997 Number 2
• "40 Foot Steel Boxcars," Ed Austin, 1997 Number 3
• "Gondola and Hopper Cars of the SP&S," Ed Austin, 1999 Number 1

Soo Line

• "The Evolution of the Soo Line Freight Car Fleet," Guy N. Kieckhefer, The SOO, Vol. 16, No. 4, Fall 1994, pp. 20-36.

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Texas & Pacific

• "The All-Steel 40' Box Cars of the Texas & Pacific Railway 1937-1960," by Ed Hawkins, MPHS Eagle, Spring 2000. (This excludes Rebuilt Cars)

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Union Pacific

• "Rebuilding UP Boxcars," Thornton Waite, The Streamliner, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 30-4. (Subject: Rebuilding program that resulted in the 2,347 Class B-50-17 box cars).
• "Common Standard Freight Cars," Part 1, Ed Workman, The Streamliner, Vol. 11, No. 4, p. 18.
• "Common Standard Freight Cars", Part 2, Ed Workman, The Streamliner, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 9-27. (Subject: the UP Box and Auto Cars of the 'teens through to the early 1930's)
• "Common Standard Freight Cars", Part 3, Ed Workman, The Streamliner, Vol. 16, No. 1, p. 23.
• "B-50-11," Terry Metcalfe, Union Pacific Modeler, Vol. 4, pp. 65-8.
• "Building a B-50-11," Mel Johnson, Union Pacific Modeler, Vol. 4, pp. 69-73.
• "Factory to Front Line: The UP Freight Car Fleet in World War II," Richard Hendrickson, The Streamliner, Vol. 14, No. 3, p. 33.
• "Kitbashing Union Pacific 40 ft Express Cars in HO Scale," Gary Binder and Steven Orth, The Streamliner, Summer 2001, p. 33. (Class BX-50-25)
• "Daylight Livestock," Terry Metcalfe, The Streamliner, January 1985, p. 3.
• "Livestock Dispatch Rolling Stock," Terry Metcalfe, The Streamliner, January 1985, p. 5.
• "UP 44000-44497/OSL 35215-35802 36 ft Stock Car," The Streamliner, Summer 2001, p. 38.

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USRA Freight Cars

• "USRA Freight Cars," James Lane, Railroad History, No. 128 (The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society) Spring 1973.

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Wabash Railroad

• "Wabash Auto Cars", Dr. George Drake, The Banner, Volume 2, Number 2, Fall 1985
• "Wabash Coal Cars", Dr. George Drake, The Banner, Number 23, Winter 1993

The Banner is the publication of the Wabash Railroad Historical Society

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Western Pacific

• "Western Pacific Fifty-Foot Single-Sheathed Automobile Box Cars," John J. Ryczkowski, Western Pacific Headlight, Winter 95/96, Issue 11, pp. 14-9.
• "Modeling Western Pacific Fifty-Foot Single-Sheathed Automobile Box Cars," Page Porter, Western Pacific Headlight, Winter 95/96, Issue 11, pp. 20-1.

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Wheeling and Lake Erie

• "Wheeling's Great Steel Fleet", Peter K. Shepherd, Nickel Plate Road Magazine, Vol. XXVII, No. 2, Spring 1993, pp.10-15. (Subject: W&LE's 78000 series 70-ton hoppers, 3,000 in total, later NKP).

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