A.C. Gilbert Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Steel-sheathed, Single-door Box Cars

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

633

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sheathed, single-door

Length:

40'

Height:

8'7"

Volume:

3042cuft

Road Name:

Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)

Model Info

Gauge:

Introduced:

1946

Road Number(s):

633

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

Online Article:

Shows Photos

Supplemental Part:

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

Notes:

There were a total of 22 variations of this car from between 1946 and 1953. Six variations were offered in 1946, which have either white sides with tuscan roofs and ends, as shown in the photo (foreground), or they are all tuscan in color. All 1946 models have thin shank link couplers. In 1947, the #633 was either red or tuscan. Both variations have thick shank link couplers. Three variations were produced in 1948, all of which were either red plastic or were painted red. The frames were either die-cast or sheet metal. The second #633 in the photo (background) is a 1948 red plastic model with a die-cast frame. Finally, from 1949 through 1952 there were five variations produced in tuscan painted over a gray body or red plastic or red painted bodies.

Running Box Cars in a Train