Let's See Your Single and Double-Sheathed Boxcars

 I became interested in modeling the Rutland a few years ago. They only owned 1 outside braced boxcar. Difference was from what was available. The car ends were wood rather than steel. I decided to scratchbuild one from wood. I did use a existing Atlas chassis and a few commercially made detail parts. It came out okay. I basically just eyeballed the few pictures I could find. It’s not going to win any contests. But I have a unique car for RR.

Here's a few that I weathered, like you I am modelling same period end of steam 1948 to 1953 

I have a few Atlas Pennsy X-26 single-sheathed, or outside braced, boxcars.  These were part of the 1918 USRA program and the Pennsy received 9,900 of the total 25,000 cars built.

Here are some non-Pennsy boxcars I have.

I have a couple of Lionel MoW double-sheathed cars in the correct gray scheme for pre-1954 Pennsy.  Unfortunately, the Pennsy never owned any double-sheathed boxcars as far as I can tell.

I have two Lionel non-Pennsy double-sheathed boxcars, but the paint schemes on them were gone by my layout's late 40s era.  The Santa Fe had a large fleet of the USRA cars. 

The date on the SSW car indicates it was not part of the original USRA order but a clone.

Good Afternoon Everyone,

Custom MTH double sheathed done by me last year.

@metalman that's awesome!

Pair of Central Vermont single sheathed box cars - #40196 (MTH Premier) and #41249 (Weaver).

Good Evening Everyone,

Here is a Lionel double sheathed boxcar that started out as a Great Northern.   I stripped  and repainted it using Tamiya spray paint.   I printed my own decals except for the data sets which are Tichy.   I enjoy doing custom cars that have a local connection to my area and would be from the 50's on back.

Some Atlas cars that have been kit bashed. D&H Cement cars. Detail items from AlanRail on the Forum. Tichy decals.

This is an Atlas car converted to a door and a half.  Parts from Atlas, Precision Scale door stops and some Evergreen styrene. Decals from K4.