NARCorp/PWRS HO PS 5077 Box Car Engineering Samples
Dec 24, 2017 3:30:44 GMT -8
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As was previously discussed in another thread, NARCorp/PWRS received the first 12 of 35 engineering samples for the HO scale Pullman Standard 5077 cubic-foot box cars.
Pullman Standard built their first 5077 cubic-foot cars in 1972 for Penn Central. Before production ended in August 1979, Pullman Standard had assembled 4,301 5077 cubic-foot cars and supplied kits for an additional 293 cars for the National Railway Utilization Corporation (NRUC) that were assembled at NRUC’s Golden Tye shops in Pickens, SC. PS assembled eight orders (seven lots) of cars, while Golden Tye (GT) assembled eight orders. The kit cars were built with underframes supplied by Berwick Forge and Fabrication (BFF). Because the PS underframes differed from the BFF underframes in the configuration of the floor stringers, the PS-assembled cars had different weld seams and rivet patterns on the Type 2-style side sills than the GT-assembled cars.
NARCorp has tooled a “Type 5” side sill for the Golden Tye kit cars. Along with different weld seams and rivet patterns, the GT-assembled cars also didn’t come with jack pads applied. These are not present on the Type 5 side sill.
PS-assembled orders
PC 168000-168499 Lot 9602 10/68
RBOX 14000-14999 Lot 9794 1=3/75
RBOX 15000-16499 Lot 9831 8=11/75
CIM 1010 Lot 9831A 12/75
RBOX 21000-21599 Lot 9832 4=6/76
PRV 1000-1049 Lot 9916 7/76
SJL 8000-8049 Lot 99168/76
NSL 101600-101899 Lot 9962 11/77+4/78
CNW 163000-163299 Lot 1059 7=8/79
Kits
PICK 55300-55391 Golden Tye 9/75=1/76
PICK 54050-54054 Golden Tye 1/76
PICK 55400-55405 Golden Tye 1/76
PICK 55409 Golden Tye 1976
PICK 55500-55580 Golden Tye 5=7/76
PICK 55581-55615 Golden Tye 9=10/76
NSL 100100-100132 Golden Tye 10=11/76
NSL 100300-100346 Golden Tye 12/76
Over the life of the production of the 5077 cf box cars, there were a number of changes.
The first order (Lot 9602), for Penn Central, utilized a body design with six side posts of either side of the 10-foot wide sliding doors (Type 1 body), a side sill with a long notch from the end to the fourth side panel (type 0 side sill with Type 1 stirrup steps), Pullman Standard's N4/5 "sine-wave" corrugated ends (Type 1 ends), Pullman Standard's "bow-tie" 15 panel riveted roof and Pullman's proprietary embossed panel sliding doors. All cars were delivered with 70-ton ASF Ride Control trucks with roller bearings, two front springs and 33' diameter wheels. Roughly 2/3 of the cars produced were devivered with underframes that utilized horizontal brake levers and brake rods that were snug to the underframe. The other 1/3 utilized a pair of horizontal brake levers, resulting in brake rods that are visible towards the ends of the cars when viewed from the side. Lot 9602 was delivered with horizontal brake levers. Over the life of the production cycle, three types of hand brakes were applied to cars: Ajax, Ellcon-National and Universal. All three styles of hand brake housings were tooled as well as a separate hand brake wheel and the appropriate style of housing is applied to each Lot. In this case, the PC cars were delivered with Alax hand brakes.
Here's a link to an image of the engineering sample for Lot 9602 Version 1 (PC 168000-168499, as-delivered configuration).
9602-1
Note that the assembled car has separately applied upper door tracks (Type 2), door stops (Type 1) lower door tracks (Type 1)
The second production order, Lot 9794, for Railbox, built almost seven years after the original order, utilized a different body style. Instead of 12 side panels, the new iteration of the 5077 cf design incorporated 10 side posts (Type 2 body), a new “Type 1” side sill, the PS N4/5 sine-wave end was modified with vents along the roof line (Type 2 end), a PS bow-tie roof, PS embossed sliding door and and 70-ton ASF Ride Control trucks. The 10-post body became standard for 5077 cf production, but the side sill was to change again, more than once. The new side sill configuration required a new style of stirrup steps, the Type 2. This order was delivered with Ellcon-National hand brakes.
Here’s a link to an image of the engineering sample for Lot 9794 Version 1 (RBOX 14000-14999, as-delivered configuration).
9794-1
Note that this car has a different upper door stop, this time the Type 2 and the car has the vertical style of brake levers. Both styles of underframes have different layouts for the brake levers, rods, emergency air reservoir, brake cylinder, control valve, etc. and both versions have been faithfully reproduced in plastic.
The third order was again, slightly different from the first two. Lot 9831, another RBOX order, utilized the Type 2 body with a Type 2 side sill (this was the most common side sill), Type 1 ends (N4/5 – no vents), PS bow-tie roof, PS embossed door and 70-ton ASF Ride Control trucks. Once again, the different side sill configuration required another style of stirrup step, the Type 3. This order was also delivered with Ellcon-National hand brakes.
Here’s a link to an image of the engineering sample for Lot 9831 Version 1 (RBOX 14000-14999, as-delivered configuration).
9831-1
Note that for this order, they went back to the horizontal brake lever configuration.
In the early 1980s, Railbox had to return a large number of their Plate B box cars to the partner roads that guaranteed their financing in order to keep Railbox and TrailerTrain solvent. Cars from Lot 9831 were a part of the divestment program and NARCorp has tooled and configured virtually all of the configurations for second-hand ownership.
Chessie System obtained 218 cars from the RBOX 14000-14999 series, which became C&O series 400305-400522 which were later refurbished and transferred to CSXT 141306-141522. CSX typically applied YSD corrugated replacement doors, replacing the original PS embossed sliding doors.
NARCorp is releasing Lot 9831 Version 4 cars configured and decorated for CSX.
Here’s a link to an image of the engineering sample for Lot 9831 Version 4 (CSXT 141306-141522, as-modified configuration).
9831-4
The fourth order was a single car add-on order to Railbox’s Lot 9831 (Lot 9831A) for CIM 1010. It was configured the same as Lot 9831. This car was originally configured with an Ajax hand brake when delivered.
This paint scheme has not been included for the first run.
The fifth order was delivered under Lot 9832 to Railbox, their third and final order. This order utilized the Type 2 body (10 side posts), Type 2 side sill, 5/5 sine-wave Type 3 ends, PS embossed 10-foot sliding doors and 70-ton Ride Control trucks. The ends had evolved slightly for this order. The contour of the “sine-wave” corrugations were modified so the edges of the corrugations were more square than the earlier versions and the top corrugation became the same size as the other corrugations. This order was delivered with Universal hand brakes.
Here’s a link to an image of the engineering sample for Lot 9832 Version 1 (RBOX 21000-21599, as-delivered configuration).
9832-1
Cars from Lot 9832 were also offloaded back to the railroads that guaranteed financing. 360 cars were transferred to Union Pacific ownership as UP series 130800-131159. In 1997, 243 of these cars were transferred to MRL 21457-21599 and to SSAM 41500-41599. NARCorp is offering the MRL and SSAM versions (Lot 9832 Version 2) with RCS 6-panel replacement doors in the first run.
Here’s a link to an image of the engineering sample for Lot 9832 Version 2 (MRL and SSAM, as-modified configuration).
9832-2
The Union Pacific version, 9832 Version 3 modified with a pair of EZ-Roll 7-panel replacement sliding doors is also included in the first run.
Here’s a link to an image of the engineering sample for Lot 9832 Version 3 (UP 130800-131159, as-modified configuration).
9832-3
Lot 9916 built the sixth and seventh orders, split equally between the Pearl River Valley Railroad Co. (PRV) and the St. Johnsbury & Lamoille Valley Railroad (SJL), was delivered with Type 2 bodies, Type 2 side sill, Type 3 5/5 ends, PS bow-tie roof, PS embossed sliding door, and 70-ton ASF Ride Control trucks. The steps on these cars are the Type 3 and the hand brakes were supplied by Universal. These two orders were delivered with cushioned underframes, with end-of-car cushioning and vertical brake levers.
The coupler pockets on both versions of the rigid and cushioned underframes are “semi-scale” in width so that the look far more realistic and all cars are equipped with Kadee number 158 whisker couplers.
Neither of these series will be included in the first run, but are candidates for future runs.
The National Railway Utilization Corporation (NRUC) placed the next order to be delivered to St. Lawrence Railroad (NSL) as Lot 9962. This order also utilized the Type 2 10-post body, Type 2 side sill, Type 3 (5/5) ends, diagonal-panel roof (this was the only order delivered with other than Pullman’s bow-tie roof), YSD 5/6/6 corrugated sliding doors and ASF 70-ton Ride Control trucks. This order was also delivered with Hennessey SlideWell power-assist door openers, a separate logo panel on the doors and Universal hand brakes. These cars were delivered with Type 2 upper door track, Type 3 upper door stop and Type 2 lower door track.
Like all the other versions, the tack boards are separate parts so that they can be located correctly per the prototype.
Here’s a link to an image of the engineering sample for Lot 9962 Version 1 (NLS 101600-101899, as-delivered configuration).
9962-1
The last order of 5077s Pullman Standard built was Lot 1059 for Chicago and North Western. This order utilized the Type 2 body design, a new Type 3 side sill (with new Type 4 stirrup steps), Type 3 ends, PS bow-tie roof, YSD 5/6/6 corrugated door with lift handle and ASF Ride Control trucks. These cars were delivered with end-of-car cushioning and Universal hand brakes, Type 2 upper door track, Type 3 upper door stop and Type 2 lower door track.
The Type 3 side sill is very similar to the Type 1 side sill and differs most noticably with the elimination of the roping staple at the bolsters on the side sill.
NARCorp has been very diligent in identifying minute detail differences between the various versions and include those differences in the tooling.
Over time, as cars were shopped by CNW, new doors were applied to replace worn or damaged doors. Approximately 6 cars got repainted yellow when they got their new doors. In the first run of these cars, NARCorp is doing the modified version of the cars with RCS 6-panel replacement doors.
Here’s a link to an image of the engineering sample for Lot 1059 Version 3 (CNW 163000-163299) with RCS replacement door.
1059-3
All cars have separately applied wire ladder rungs, and etched metal crossover platforms on the ends of the cars. There are two different styles of bent wire coupler cut bars, for rigid and cushioned underframes. Brake wheels are separate parts. There are Three different styles of wheels for the Hennessy SlideWell power-assist door openers have been tooled for the NSL cars as well as for the Golden Tye-assembeled kit cars for PICK and NSL.
If there’s interest, I will post more sample images as they become available.
Pullman Standard built their first 5077 cubic-foot cars in 1972 for Penn Central. Before production ended in August 1979, Pullman Standard had assembled 4,301 5077 cubic-foot cars and supplied kits for an additional 293 cars for the National Railway Utilization Corporation (NRUC) that were assembled at NRUC’s Golden Tye shops in Pickens, SC. PS assembled eight orders (seven lots) of cars, while Golden Tye (GT) assembled eight orders. The kit cars were built with underframes supplied by Berwick Forge and Fabrication (BFF). Because the PS underframes differed from the BFF underframes in the configuration of the floor stringers, the PS-assembled cars had different weld seams and rivet patterns on the Type 2-style side sills than the GT-assembled cars.
NARCorp has tooled a “Type 5” side sill for the Golden Tye kit cars. Along with different weld seams and rivet patterns, the GT-assembled cars also didn’t come with jack pads applied. These are not present on the Type 5 side sill.
PS-assembled orders
PC 168000-168499 Lot 9602 10/68
RBOX 14000-14999 Lot 9794 1=3/75
RBOX 15000-16499 Lot 9831 8=11/75
CIM 1010 Lot 9831A 12/75
RBOX 21000-21599 Lot 9832 4=6/76
PRV 1000-1049 Lot 9916 7/76
SJL 8000-8049 Lot 99168/76
NSL 101600-101899 Lot 9962 11/77+4/78
CNW 163000-163299 Lot 1059 7=8/79
Kits
PICK 55300-55391 Golden Tye 9/75=1/76
PICK 54050-54054 Golden Tye 1/76
PICK 55400-55405 Golden Tye 1/76
PICK 55409 Golden Tye 1976
PICK 55500-55580 Golden Tye 5=7/76
PICK 55581-55615 Golden Tye 9=10/76
NSL 100100-100132 Golden Tye 10=11/76
NSL 100300-100346 Golden Tye 12/76
Over the life of the production of the 5077 cf box cars, there were a number of changes.
The first order (Lot 9602), for Penn Central, utilized a body design with six side posts of either side of the 10-foot wide sliding doors (Type 1 body), a side sill with a long notch from the end to the fourth side panel (type 0 side sill with Type 1 stirrup steps), Pullman Standard's N4/5 "sine-wave" corrugated ends (Type 1 ends), Pullman Standard's "bow-tie" 15 panel riveted roof and Pullman's proprietary embossed panel sliding doors. All cars were delivered with 70-ton ASF Ride Control trucks with roller bearings, two front springs and 33' diameter wheels. Roughly 2/3 of the cars produced were devivered with underframes that utilized horizontal brake levers and brake rods that were snug to the underframe. The other 1/3 utilized a pair of horizontal brake levers, resulting in brake rods that are visible towards the ends of the cars when viewed from the side. Lot 9602 was delivered with horizontal brake levers. Over the life of the production cycle, three types of hand brakes were applied to cars: Ajax, Ellcon-National and Universal. All three styles of hand brake housings were tooled as well as a separate hand brake wheel and the appropriate style of housing is applied to each Lot. In this case, the PC cars were delivered with Alax hand brakes.
Here's a link to an image of the engineering sample for Lot 9602 Version 1 (PC 168000-168499, as-delivered configuration).
9602-1
Note that the assembled car has separately applied upper door tracks (Type 2), door stops (Type 1) lower door tracks (Type 1)
The second production order, Lot 9794, for Railbox, built almost seven years after the original order, utilized a different body style. Instead of 12 side panels, the new iteration of the 5077 cf design incorporated 10 side posts (Type 2 body), a new “Type 1” side sill, the PS N4/5 sine-wave end was modified with vents along the roof line (Type 2 end), a PS bow-tie roof, PS embossed sliding door and and 70-ton ASF Ride Control trucks. The 10-post body became standard for 5077 cf production, but the side sill was to change again, more than once. The new side sill configuration required a new style of stirrup steps, the Type 2. This order was delivered with Ellcon-National hand brakes.
Here’s a link to an image of the engineering sample for Lot 9794 Version 1 (RBOX 14000-14999, as-delivered configuration).
9794-1
Note that this car has a different upper door stop, this time the Type 2 and the car has the vertical style of brake levers. Both styles of underframes have different layouts for the brake levers, rods, emergency air reservoir, brake cylinder, control valve, etc. and both versions have been faithfully reproduced in plastic.
The third order was again, slightly different from the first two. Lot 9831, another RBOX order, utilized the Type 2 body with a Type 2 side sill (this was the most common side sill), Type 1 ends (N4/5 – no vents), PS bow-tie roof, PS embossed door and 70-ton ASF Ride Control trucks. Once again, the different side sill configuration required another style of stirrup step, the Type 3. This order was also delivered with Ellcon-National hand brakes.
Here’s a link to an image of the engineering sample for Lot 9831 Version 1 (RBOX 14000-14999, as-delivered configuration).
9831-1
Note that for this order, they went back to the horizontal brake lever configuration.
In the early 1980s, Railbox had to return a large number of their Plate B box cars to the partner roads that guaranteed their financing in order to keep Railbox and TrailerTrain solvent. Cars from Lot 9831 were a part of the divestment program and NARCorp has tooled and configured virtually all of the configurations for second-hand ownership.
Chessie System obtained 218 cars from the RBOX 14000-14999 series, which became C&O series 400305-400522 which were later refurbished and transferred to CSXT 141306-141522. CSX typically applied YSD corrugated replacement doors, replacing the original PS embossed sliding doors.
NARCorp is releasing Lot 9831 Version 4 cars configured and decorated for CSX.
Here’s a link to an image of the engineering sample for Lot 9831 Version 4 (CSXT 141306-141522, as-modified configuration).
9831-4
The fourth order was a single car add-on order to Railbox’s Lot 9831 (Lot 9831A) for CIM 1010. It was configured the same as Lot 9831. This car was originally configured with an Ajax hand brake when delivered.
This paint scheme has not been included for the first run.
The fifth order was delivered under Lot 9832 to Railbox, their third and final order. This order utilized the Type 2 body (10 side posts), Type 2 side sill, 5/5 sine-wave Type 3 ends, PS embossed 10-foot sliding doors and 70-ton Ride Control trucks. The ends had evolved slightly for this order. The contour of the “sine-wave” corrugations were modified so the edges of the corrugations were more square than the earlier versions and the top corrugation became the same size as the other corrugations. This order was delivered with Universal hand brakes.
Here’s a link to an image of the engineering sample for Lot 9832 Version 1 (RBOX 21000-21599, as-delivered configuration).
9832-1
Cars from Lot 9832 were also offloaded back to the railroads that guaranteed financing. 360 cars were transferred to Union Pacific ownership as UP series 130800-131159. In 1997, 243 of these cars were transferred to MRL 21457-21599 and to SSAM 41500-41599. NARCorp is offering the MRL and SSAM versions (Lot 9832 Version 2) with RCS 6-panel replacement doors in the first run.
Here’s a link to an image of the engineering sample for Lot 9832 Version 2 (MRL and SSAM, as-modified configuration).
9832-2
The Union Pacific version, 9832 Version 3 modified with a pair of EZ-Roll 7-panel replacement sliding doors is also included in the first run.
Here’s a link to an image of the engineering sample for Lot 9832 Version 3 (UP 130800-131159, as-modified configuration).
9832-3
Lot 9916 built the sixth and seventh orders, split equally between the Pearl River Valley Railroad Co. (PRV) and the St. Johnsbury & Lamoille Valley Railroad (SJL), was delivered with Type 2 bodies, Type 2 side sill, Type 3 5/5 ends, PS bow-tie roof, PS embossed sliding door, and 70-ton ASF Ride Control trucks. The steps on these cars are the Type 3 and the hand brakes were supplied by Universal. These two orders were delivered with cushioned underframes, with end-of-car cushioning and vertical brake levers.
The coupler pockets on both versions of the rigid and cushioned underframes are “semi-scale” in width so that the look far more realistic and all cars are equipped with Kadee number 158 whisker couplers.
Neither of these series will be included in the first run, but are candidates for future runs.
The National Railway Utilization Corporation (NRUC) placed the next order to be delivered to St. Lawrence Railroad (NSL) as Lot 9962. This order also utilized the Type 2 10-post body, Type 2 side sill, Type 3 (5/5) ends, diagonal-panel roof (this was the only order delivered with other than Pullman’s bow-tie roof), YSD 5/6/6 corrugated sliding doors and ASF 70-ton Ride Control trucks. This order was also delivered with Hennessey SlideWell power-assist door openers, a separate logo panel on the doors and Universal hand brakes. These cars were delivered with Type 2 upper door track, Type 3 upper door stop and Type 2 lower door track.
Like all the other versions, the tack boards are separate parts so that they can be located correctly per the prototype.
Here’s a link to an image of the engineering sample for Lot 9962 Version 1 (NLS 101600-101899, as-delivered configuration).
9962-1
The last order of 5077s Pullman Standard built was Lot 1059 for Chicago and North Western. This order utilized the Type 2 body design, a new Type 3 side sill (with new Type 4 stirrup steps), Type 3 ends, PS bow-tie roof, YSD 5/6/6 corrugated door with lift handle and ASF Ride Control trucks. These cars were delivered with end-of-car cushioning and Universal hand brakes, Type 2 upper door track, Type 3 upper door stop and Type 2 lower door track.
The Type 3 side sill is very similar to the Type 1 side sill and differs most noticably with the elimination of the roping staple at the bolsters on the side sill.
NARCorp has been very diligent in identifying minute detail differences between the various versions and include those differences in the tooling.
Over time, as cars were shopped by CNW, new doors were applied to replace worn or damaged doors. Approximately 6 cars got repainted yellow when they got their new doors. In the first run of these cars, NARCorp is doing the modified version of the cars with RCS 6-panel replacement doors.
Here’s a link to an image of the engineering sample for Lot 1059 Version 3 (CNW 163000-163299) with RCS replacement door.
1059-3
All cars have separately applied wire ladder rungs, and etched metal crossover platforms on the ends of the cars. There are two different styles of bent wire coupler cut bars, for rigid and cushioned underframes. Brake wheels are separate parts. There are Three different styles of wheels for the Hennessy SlideWell power-assist door openers have been tooled for the NSL cars as well as for the Golden Tye-assembeled kit cars for PICK and NSL.
If there’s interest, I will post more sample images as they become available.