Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Steel-sheathed, Single-door Box Cars

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

933

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sheathed, single-door

Length:

40'

Height:

8'7"

Volume:

3043cuft

Road Name:

Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1953

Road Number(s):

933

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Online Article:

Shows a Photo

Supplemental Part:

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

Catalog scan.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

974

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sheathed, single-door

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Erie Railroad (ERIE)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1953

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Online Article:

Additional Photos

Supplemental Part:

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

Notes:

This is an operating car that has two separate doors on one side, and a single center door on the other side. The 1953 and 1954 #974 were marked for "American Flyer Lines" on the single-door side, and just "974" on the two-door side. The Erie version, released in 1955 only, had the Erie road name, number, and data on the left side and the logo and data on the right-hand side of boths sides of the car. These cars came with a push-button controller, #712 Automatic Track Rail, four milk cans, and four crates.

The Erie logo is obstructed by the opened door.

This is the "American Flyer Lines" version of #974, which was identical to #734, except that this one has knuckle couplers, where as #734 has link couplers. This was taken from the 1953 catalog.

This is the Erie version as shown in the 1955 catalog.

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Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

622

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sheathed, single-door

Year/Era:

1950

Length:

40'

Height:

10'

Volume:

3713cuft

Road Name:

General American (GAEX)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1953

Road Number(s):

622

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Weight:

The company was started in 1970.

Online Article:

Shows a Photo

Supplemental Part:

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

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

613

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sheathed, single-door

Year/Era:

1942

Height:

10'

Volume:

3727cuft

Road Name:

Great Northern (GN)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1953

Road Number(s):

613

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Online Article:

Shows a Photo

Supplemental Part:

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

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:

AF

Introduced:

1953

Road Number(s):

913

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

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.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

937

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sheathed, single-door

Length:

40'

Road Name:

Missouri Kansas Texas (MKT)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1953

Road Number(s):

937

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Supplemental Part:

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

Notes:

The #937 was produced from 1953 through 1958 in four variations. The first variation, shown in the photo, was produced in 1953 and 1954. It is painted yellow over a clear shell and has either a one-piece or two-piece brake wheel. Variations two and three were produced in 1955 and 1956, and both have painted yellow sides, tuscan painted ends, and roof with Type I sheet metal frames. Type I sheet metal frames have a hole in each corner used by rivets to secure the frame to the body. One of these two variations has a Type 8 truck on one end and a Type 8A truck on the other end. The other yellow and tuscan variation has type 9 trucks. The fourth variation produced in 1957 and 1958 has painted yellow sides and tuscan painted ends and roof. These models have a Type II sheet metal frame. The Type II sheet metal frame uses a screw in one end lower part of the body to secure the body to the frame at one end. On the other end of the car, the tab on the frame fits into a slot.

Catalog scan.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

642

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sheathed, single-door

Year/Era:

1944

Length:

40'

Height:

10'4"

Volume:

3743cuft

Road Name:

Seaboard Air Line (SAL)

Class:

B8

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1953

Road Number(s):

642

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Supplemental Part:

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

Notes:

The #642 from 1951 and 1952 was changed in 1953 to the Seaboard road name, a more realistic name like several other cars in 1953. The 1953 Seaboard has four variations, all of which are painted tuscan. One is painted over a clear body with either a flat of semi-gloss finish. The second is painted over a white body with a flat finish. The third has a flat tuscan finish that is painted over a black body. The fourth is a shiny tuscan finish that is painted over a black body.