Gentlemen
Recently I was looking at several vintage Athearn and All-Nation Boxcar kits at my LHS. All the Athearn box car kits had 4/5 Dreadnaught ends and the All-Nation kits had Pullman style ends. Did each manufacturer use those style ends exclusively or did I just happen to see kits of a particular style or era?
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Not an expert, but I think your answer is no - I believe AN used both types of ends.
Others can tell you the earmarks. For me, the only significant difference is that All Nation used thicker steel, and Athearn had more accurate Bettendorf trucks.
I would think they used them depending on the type of car they were offering and which RR owned it. Seaboard Air Line used quite a few Pullman ends on their rolling stock and models with those ends are hard to find. I wonder if a mold can be made from the AN ends so a person can make their own?
I wonder if a mold can be made from the AN ends so a person can make their own?
Doable, but might be a little different on thickness, 
Keep your eyes peeled. AN offered the ends separately, and you can bet they will turn up at shows and on eBay.
I would think they used them depending on the type of car they were offering and which RR owned it.
That might be an overly generous assumption. The All-Nation kits that I saw had Pullman ends and Murphy rectangular panel roofs, not a likely combination. The car data was not very accurate either. None of that is very surprising given that these kits must be 40-50 years old and accurate information was much harder to obtain.
Thanks everyone for the replies. 
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