A.C. Gilbert Great Northern (GN) Steel-sheathed, Single-door Box Cars

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

913

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sheathed, single-door

Year/Era:

1942

Length:

40'

Height:

10'

Volume:

3727cuft

Road Name:

Great Northern (GN)

Model Info

Gauge:

Introduced:

1953

Road Number(s):

913

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

Online Article:

Catalog Page

Supplemental Part:

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

Notes:

This car was produced through 1958.

Catalog scan.

This version has the stamped logo.

This is a #913 that was damaged, so Holt repainted it into the Lehigh Valley mid-1950s paint scheme. He used Testors flat enamels for paint, applied Microscale decals and Model Graphics dry transfers, and sealed them with flat clear lacquer. For the prototype, Bethlehem Steel built 1,000 of these 63000-series box cars for the LV in 1950, many of which served for 20 years.