I was hoping a C&NW fan could help me with prototype information for the 1937 AAR Steel Double Door (Auto) Boxcar that Atlas O will be re-releasing later this year.
The car has a number in the 57000 series. See Atlas rendering of car below:
I have checked every possible online resource using all kinds of search terms and have come up cold. It is the only boxcar in my fleet that I don't have any prototype information.
I was hoping someone could check their copies of "C&NW Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Cars Vols. 1 and 2" to see if a photo and description of this car is available.
I like to keep a roster of prototype information for all my freight and passenger cars, home and foreign road, on a spreadsheet.
What I would like to know is any of the following:
1. Car Manufacturer
2. Build Date Year(s)
3. Car Number Series (low and high)
4. Number of cars built
5. Any special note about: paint scheme - such as when paint scheme was first introduced or time span of paint scheme and/or when cars were last on the home road's roster
Thanks in advance for providing any information on this car.
