Ben Hom wrote: 8 of ten of the X28/X28A side panels are the same width as the X29. The two "odd" panels are the one that replaced the door (the door itself was 4 ft 4 in) and the one immediately to the left of the door. No drawings for the X28/X28A exist in the model press; however, drawings of the similar CNJ auto boxcar appeared in the July 1986 issue of Mainline Modeler and should reveal the dimensions of the narrow panel. (I can't find my copy at the moment.) I'm working on an article to accompany future drawings of the Class X28/X28A cars in Mainline Modeler. There is no difference in length between the X28 and X28/X28A.
There is a photo of X28a 1223455 in the NMRA Charles collection that close to a straight on side view. I used the perspective command in Photoshop and printed the photo to 1/2 in scale. I measured the following approximate dimensions from the perspective corrected photo: - Wide panel next to door: 4 ft 4 in - Next, narrow panel: 2 ft 6 in
