Atlas 'O' Trainman TSE 50' Box Car Dates?

I don't have that particular car. I model 1944 and try to stick to cars built before that date. It is frustrating when you open the box of a new car and find out it was built at a later date than you model. I thought I did my research on some meat reefers. Only to find out they were still building new 36 ft. ones in the late 40's. Should have done some more homework. Often times the car is correct as far as the built date but it has a later paint scheme. I wish the manufactures would offer a little more info on the prototype. These aren't $20.00 dollar cars anymore. The Atlas Masterline is approaching $80.00 now. 

 I love the Atlas Trainman 50 ft. Single sheathed cars. Affordable and a good level of detail. Perfect car for an operator. The second one I purchased was in my era as far as the build date. 1927. After looking the car over and reading the fine print. It had the journal boxes relubed in 1955 and another mark. MS 1955. These are things easily fixed by removing or painting over them. When your buying mail order you can't see all the reporting marks till you unbox it. The few cars I buy at shows. People probably wonder what I'm looking at holding the box up and staring at it.

Wood-sided, single-sheathed box cars were being taken out of revenue service in the 1960's and being gradually replaced with steel 50' box cars being built by companies like American Car & Foundry, General American Transportation, and Pullman-Standard.

Andrew

RJL,

   What you might want to consider doing is purchasing the Atlas O Steam Era Classic Box Cars, both the Woodside and the Steel Re-Built Box Cars are from the era you want.  They have greater detail than the Atlas Trainman Series Box Cars also, and you will not need to fix anything as far as the ident is concerned.  I own some of these detailed Atlas O Master Rolling Stock Box Cars and I really like them very much.  IMO they are well worth owning.  Atlas O may have made some Steam Era TSE RR Box Cars, they made my (WAG) Wellsville, Addison & Galeton, Sole Leather Line Box Cars and that was one very small mountain Logging Railroad to model.

PCRR/Dave

Thank you all.

This particular car, to me, has a neat looking color paint scheme, which is very attractive and it being wood sided, would probably fit into the time period that I model.

I just want to make sure of the date(s), so far there is not a larger photo. of the car to clearly see the markings.

My computer expert technician said the photos. presented are difficult to enlarge, without distortion.

after all, I only have a home computer, not like what the big Law Enforcement Agencies have.

Oh!  And, by the way, trying to get an answer from the manufacturer is difficult with all of the tele. switching and disconnections.

By the way Dave, your WAG box is great, with the detailing, markings and its color scheme.

Ralph

Rebuilt 1949, Repacked 1962

Ralph,

    Don't get me wrong for the money the Train Man Series is nice stuff, I wanted you to see the detail and coloring of the Atlas O Steam Era Master Series Box Cars so you had some idea of what I was talking about in comparison with the Atlas TM Series Cars.

I do own both.

PCRR/Dave

You could use the Weaver Models Scalecoat II paints solvents to carefully remove the repacked date using a small sponge or a cotton swab dipped in the solvent.

Andrew

Paul thank you for the dates.

They fit into my time period.

Dave thank you, I too have both Atlas 'O' Master Line Series and Trainman Series and they are both detailed, though ML more so.

Andrew thank you for the info. of using Weaver Models Scalecoat II paint.

All Take Care,

Ralph