Recently I have obtained F&C kit 6340, B&A 36' DS boxcar with Reverse Dreadnaught Ends however the kit did not provide a synopsis of the car history as with other F&C kits that I have purchased in the past. I have emailed F&C with no response and have been through the list archives. I am familiar with the 7/7 inverse steel ends for this car. My question is, are the supplied 'Rev. Dread.' steel ends valid for this car and when would they have changed to these ends? Thanks.

Joesph Jacques




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On Jan 30, 2006, at 4:18 PM, Joseph Jacques wrote:

    Recently I have obtained F&C kit 6340, B&A 36' DS boxcar with
Reverse Dreadnaught Ends however the kit did not provide a synopsis of
the car history as with other F&C kits that I have purchased in the
past. I have emailed F&C with no response and have been through the
list archives. I am familiar with the 7/7 inverse steel ends for this
car. My question is, are the supplied 'Rev. Dread.' steel ends valid
for this car and when would they have changed to these ends? Thanks.

Some B&A 36' box cars were built with wood ends and later rebuilt with
steel ends, but builder's photos of B&A 39123 when new in October,
1914, show it with 7-7 reverse Dreadnaught ends (also fishbelly center
sills and Vulcan trucks). Bear in mind that the B&A was a wholly owned
subsidiary of the New York Central, so its cars were built to NYC
standard designs.

Richard Hendrickson


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Joseph Jacques asked:
"Recently I have obtained F&C kit 6340, B&A 36' DS boxcar with
Reverse Dreadnaught Ends however the kit did not provide a synopsis
of the car history as with other F&C kits that I have purchased in
the past. I have emailed F&C with no response and have been through
the list archives. I am familiar with the 7/7 inverse steel ends for
this car. My question is, are the supplied 'Rev. Dread.' steel ends
valid for this car and when would they have changed to these ends?"

This kit is a model of cars in Boston & Albany 37000-37999 (Lot 298-
B, AC&F) and 38000-38999 (Lot 299-B, Keith) built in 1912.
(Diagrams are from Terry Link's website; photos are from the pay
side of the RPI website.)
http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/images/lot-298.jpg
http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/images/lot-299.jpg
http://railroad.union.rpi.edu/rolling-stock/Box-cars/36-foot/B/B&A-
builders.jpg

As you can see from the builder's photo, these cars were originally
built with wood ends. They were later retrofitted with steel ends.
I don't have an exact date that this was done, but the type of
Dreadnaught end used suggests late 1920s-early 1930s:
http://railroad.union.rpi.edu/rolling-stock/Box-cars/36-foot/Boston-
&-Albany-wood-box-NEB&W-collection.jpg

FWIW, the equipment diagram for B&A 39000-39904 (Lot 312-B, AC&F,
1914) clearly shows a 7/6 Murphy end:
http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/images/lot-312.jpg


Ben Hom