A.C. Gilbert Union Pacific (UP) Stock Cars

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24076

Prototype Info

Road Name:

Union Pacific (UP)

Model Info

Gauge:

Introduced:

1957

Road Number(s):

24076

Product Type:

diecast & plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

Online Article:

Has Photos

Notes:

The model was produced through 1966 in five variations.
1st: door guides that are fastened with rivets, and knuckle couplers.
2nd: door guides that are fastened with rivets, knuckle couplers, and has interior bulkheads that divide the car into thirds.
3rd: door guides that are pressed into the body, sintered-iron trucks, and knuckle couplers.
4th: door guides that are fastened with rivets, interior bulkheads that divide the car into thirds, Pike-Master trucks and couplers, and came in the 1960-64 red-and-white box.
5th: door guides that are fastened with rivets, Pike-Master trucks and couplers, and came in the 1960-64 red-and-white box.

The reason for so few #24076 UP stock cars in an "All Aboard" box is that they were never produced much after 1961. Around 1965-66 Gilbert may have discovered they still had several #24076 in inventory and elected to package them in "All Aboard" packages to eliminate the inventory.

This is an example of the third variation.

This is an example of the fourth variation.

Bill Winans shows a reworked model, where he removed the cast-on details, added a new roof, and added new details to all sides and underfloor, installed scale trucks, and painted and lettered the model for his private railroad.

A scan of the 1961 catalog.