On Wed, Jul 20, 2022 at 10:12 AM, Dennis Storzek wrote:

But they didn't stay that way. Later photos show them with a nominal 1" thick fascia board, which is what I put on the Accurail model.

As luck would have it, I just ran into a photo of one of these cars, taken late in life, awaiting rebuilding with steel sides. Note the added fascia:



Dennis Storzek

On Tue, Jul 19, 2022 at 05:23 PM, David wrote:

That does seem to have been standard practice for the production cars...

But they didn't stay that way. Later photos show them with a nominal 1" thick fascia board, which is what I put on the Accurail model.

Dennis Storzek

That does seem to have been standard practice for the production cars, aside from the one AC&F sample car that mostly matches the CBD drawings.

David Thompson

On Mon, Jul 18, 2022 at 08:42 PM, Richard Wilkens wrote:

Photo of Frisco USRA box car SL-SF 128890 CT built by Pacific Car & Foundry. Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Collection.

Richard Wilkens

 

Note this car does NOT have a fascia along the top of the sides; the metal roof laps directly on the car siding.

Dennis Storzek

 

Photo of Frisco USRA box car SL-SF 128890 CT built by Pacific Car & Foundry. Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Collection.

Richard Wilkens