Body Version 9832-2 Car (with 10 side posts)

Introduction

Lot 9832 Version 2 – SSAM (Wisconsin Central)

Lot 9832 was Pullman’s fourth order for their 5077 cubic-foot single door box cars, built at the Bessemer, Alabama plant 4=6/76. 600 cars were built for American Rail Box Car Company for general service and placed into series RBOX 21000-21599 (class XPF11A). In 1983, 360 cars from RBOX 21000-21359 were transferred to Union Pacific ownership and put into the UP 130800-131159 series, while RBOX 21360-21599 (240 cars) were transferred to UP 130400-130637. In 1997 UP 130800-131151 were transferred to MRL 21457-21599 and to SSAM 41500-41599. The SSAM cars were repainted into Wisconsin Central’s maroon with gold livery. Features include:

• Type 2 body with 10 side posts (5 on each side of the 10-foot centered door) with all 10 side posts being fabricated from hat-section channels
• Type 2 side sill
• Pullman’s proprietary 15-panel “bow-tie” roof
• Pullman’s 5/5 “sine-wave” corrugated ends
• RCS replacement 6-panel sliding doors
• Universal hand brakes
• Type 3 stirrup steps
• Rigid (non-cushioned) underframe
• Horizontal-lever brake gear
• NARCorp high performance/low friction 70-ton ASF Ride Control trucks with 33” diameter metal wheels
• Genuine Kadee #158 semi-scale magnetic couplers
• Maroon with White and Yellow Lettering

This highly detailed replica of Pullman Standard’s 5077 cubic-foot single door box car (Lot 9832) has been meticulously researched and designed and produced in plastic with accurate details in plastic, wire and etched metal. North American Railcar is pushing the technology envelope and offering model railroaders cars that they could otherwise never expect to be produced. The Lot 9832 PS 5077 cubic-foot box car is another example.

Road Numbers:

• SSAM 41510
• SSAM 41547
• SSAM 41558
• SSAM 41563
• SSAM 41577
• SSAM 41584

(Per Wikipedia: Sault Ste.[Sainte] Marie Bridge Company is a subsidiary of the Wisconsin Central Ltd. It operates a railroad bridge over the St. Marys River between Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.)

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