On 1-Jan-09, at 11:37 AM, Steve Lucas wrote:

But, while we're on the subject of auto box cars, any suggestions for
modelling this one??

http://imagescn.technomuses.ca/railways/index_view.cfm? photoid=-135752854&id=55

There was an article by Brian Pate in Canadian Railway Modeller some years back on how he modelled one of these cars. CN raised the roof on these cars in late 1946 according to ORER entries.

Ian Cranstone
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