New Tooling MTH PS-1 50’ box car -

Nice work SIRT,  is that drywall stacked up inside the car.  I like the floors, but the metal ones in the atlas give them some nice weight.  Do the MTH cars have weights inside them.   

They can make more railroad schemes than Atlas O.

 

Andrew

 

Nice job.  What is MTH's model number for the car?

Larry

Dave –

That is cement board used in showers. The short sides were metal banded and braced with wood blocks. Not much wrapping used on dunnage during the 1970’s to 1980 like there is today.

 

Load - Just simple stacked cardboard strips glued together using 3M spray glue with a few sticks.

 

This would be the newest car on the layout. Car shows 1980 but I’ve seen BC cars arriving in 1974 at Cox Lumber, Elfers Fl.

I would think that all modern cars like this would have had all the ladders and roof walks removed.

Unable to find a PS-1  BC photo to verify so I left everything on it for now.

 

P/N - 20-93580

 

Inside metal weights on the inside ends are perfect. Not like the Atlas boat anchor metal floor.

 

S.

Your car shows a rebuild date of 1980.  I don't see any actual build date labeled on the car.

 

If I recall correctly, FRA regulations stated that all freight cars built after April of 1966 could not have full-length ladders and roofwalks, exception of course for cars equipped with roof hatches like covered hoppers.  Another rule added in 1983 stated that all cars prior to April 1966 could not have roofwalks either.

 

However, I believe this rule is only applicable if the cars in question are being used in interchange service with other railroads (Someone else with more knowledge about this can chime in to clarify).  Having said that, I would say any boxcar like that one that was rebuilt at any time after the 1960s would more than likely have had its roofwalks removed the ladders shortened.

 

Keep in mind also though that the rules mentioned above applied to American railroads and for any foreign freight cars (i.e. originating from Mexico or Canada) that would interchange with American railroads.

 

 

Good info John as always.

 

It's an International car so rules may not apply to this road.

Since its new MTH tooling you would think the cars would be stripped of long ladders and walks thus saving a few bucks per car in parts and labor?

MTH always does a good overall job on details but generally falls short overlooking the larger common stuff. They get real close but generally not close enough.

K-line made some nice modern cars in O without the extra hardware prior to folding.

 

Thanks