A.C. Gilbert Seaboard Air Line (SAL) Steel-sheathed, Single-door Box Cars

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

942

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sheathed, single-door

Year/Era:

1944

Length:

40'

Height:

10'4"

Volume:

3743cuft

Road Name:

Seaboard Air Line (SAL)

Class:

Model Info

Gauge:

Introduced:

1954

Road Number(s):

942

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

Supplemental Part:

Archer Transfer 3D resin rivets (the company recommends O-scale rivets for A.C.G. products)

Holt still has the original #942 from his first train set from 1954.

Catalog scan.

However, he also came across a somewhat damaged #942, so he fixed, repainted, and re-lettered it for the D&H. The paint scheme is from the early 1950s, as delivered to the D&H by Pullman Standard.