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

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.

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:

B8

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1954

Road Number(s):

942

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)

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.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

970

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:

1956

Road Number(s):

970

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Online Article:

A.C. Gilbert Service Bulletin from 1956

Supplemental Part:

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

Notes:

Animated with a walking brakeman on the roof.

Doing some repair work

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24019

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sheathed, single-door

Year/Era:

1944

Length:

40'

Height:

10'4"

Volume:

3744cuft

Road Name:

Seaboard Air Line (SAL)

Class:

B8

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Road Number(s):

24019

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)