[RITSlist] Box cars

[Steve and Barb Hile]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the Accurail car has a bogus car 
number and a combination of features that really don't match anything Rock 
Island directly.

Give them credit for using numbers in a vacant series adjacent to somewhat 
similar cars.  141000 - 142999 were built in 1930 and were Pratt Truss 
framed, single sheathed boxcars, with dreadnaught ends and steel doors. 
Sunshine Models makes a resin kit for this series.

After a big splurge in 1930, the RI went silent on car purchases until 1937 
(the all steel forty foot autoboxcars) and then the big lots of 40 foot 
steel single door boxcars leading up to WWII.

It might be an interesting stand-in, but it is not a Rock Island prototype.

Regards,
Steve Hile
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lester Brandt" <lebrandt_99 at yahoo.com>
To: <ritslist at simpson.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 10:47 AM
Subject: [RITSlist] Box cars


>I purchased an Accurail #7110 single-sheathed (outside
> braced) boxcar kit numbered RI 143287.  I have the
> Rock Island Color Guide book, RITS data sheets, and
> Westerfield's kit instructions but that number series
> is not referenced.  I assume (risky) that Accurail
> contacted someone from RITS to get a correct number.
> Anyone have info for that number series?
>
> Les Brandt
>
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