Re: Accurail DL&W 40 Foot DD Box Car
Staffan Ehnbom
The Accurail 40' double door box car started out as a McKean effort to model the GN 3000-3499 series built 1955 having a recessed diagonal panel roof, a 7 and an 8 foot door and a fish belly side sill. Bill McKean blushingly told me that an adviser told him double 6 foot doors were more common and so Bill changed prototype to the GN 3500-3999 series that had the double 6 foot doors but missed the overhanging roof and kept the fish belly side sill. Bill made a habit of trying to hide behind his desk at the few trade shows I had the chance to attend. Attached is a model photo of a McKean car with a new roof and with side sills straightened.
Staffan Ehnbom
On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 6:14 PM Todd Sullivan via groups.io <sullivant41=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:
Ken -
My January 1952 ORER shows DL&W series 11300-11599 as 40'-7" IL double door boxcars with 12'-6" wide door openings, AAR mech designation XMR (auto racks installed). This is the same number series that Yarmouth Models' new kit for a DL&W rebuilt 40' DD auto boxcar portrays.
I believe that the Accurail kit depicts a GN series of DD cars that were built new or rebuilds in the mid-1950s and used extensively in lumber and plywood loading. Someone with a a better memory and/or who knows GN equipment better is welcome to comment and correct me.
Todd Sullivan