This is the latest Greenville Auto Parts box car product in Tangent Scale Models line of “family-appearance” box cars that introduce market-leading design and tooling practices, geared toward consumers who desire the most accurate models with a “family-appearance” between prototypes manufactured by the same builder.

The 1960s freight car building boom was fueled by demand for specialty car types. A key type were 60’ box cars designed for dense auto parts such as engines, bumpers, axles, and glass. Greenville Steel Car was a box car innovator, first introducing these 60’ auto parts cars in 1963. Greenville’s box cars had a distinctive “fishbelly” sill design, and centered Youngstown Steel Door Company double plug doors with a 16-foot door opening. But here are where the similarities end.

Greenville produced these box cars with two significant body variations:

• Greenville Steel Car’s production from 1963-1964 had a distinctive “narrow” wheelbase design, and was ordered by DTI, EL (2 orders), DT&I, DTSL, GBW, N&W, MP, MKT, MP, NKP, NYC (2 Orders) and WAB

• Greenville Steel Car’s production from the 1965-1966 period changed to a “outset” wheelbase design which made them look more like the box cars produced by the other carbuilders. These later phase cars were ordered by CP, DTI, EL, GTW, LN and SLSF

Fourteen railroads initially bought these cars, with some of them receiving merger-related repaints and some of them changing hands. Most of these workhorses remained in service into the 2000s.

The Tangent Scale Models Greenville 6000cf 60’ Double Plug Door box car is a dimensionally-accurate replica of the real car, designed from actual blueprints. Tangent Scale Models Greenville 60’ system includes multiple bodies and design details to handle two different truck centers, corresponding prototypical sill and plug door changes, and accurate roofwalk and end appliance configurations appropriate for the era of the model. Additionally, Tangent Scale Models include a beautifully-rendered “Diagonal-Panel” roof, complete with accurate Stanray ends and the Greenville “rivet rows” on the sides of the model. Underneath, the car includes prototypical brake piping, appliances, and Tangent Scale Models “near-scale” draft gear box including side “key” detail. These cars are ready to roll with three possible Tangent-accurate truck and wheel options. Tangent Scale Models ready-to-operate replica is finished with coupler lift bars accompanying Kadee scale couplers, sufficient hidden weights, and CNC-machined wheels to ensure the model operates as good as it looks.

Features for Tangent Scale Models Greenville Steel Car Company 6000cf 60’ Double Plug Door Box Car replicas include:

• Dimensional accuracy – designed from Greenville Steel Car Company plans

• Highly correct “true to life” colors

• “Hyper-Accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement

• Multiple road numbers for each scheme where appropriate

• Multiple Greenville Steel Car Co. body shells to handle side and end phase/era feature combinations 1963-2000s

• Separately applied door rods, handles, tackboards and door track details.

• “See through” Apex running board where appropriate

• Roofs options include: Installed running board, former-running board torched brackets, and no-running-board variations

• Genuine Kadee scale couplers

• COCC (Center Of Car Cushioning) “near scale” draft gear with “Keystone” and “Hydra-Cushion” variations

• Underframe detail and brake system variations

• Multiple crossover platform variations: Apex, Gypsum and Morton

• Multiple brake step variations: Apex, Gypsum and Morton

• Separate flexible rubber air hoses

• Beautiful details – metal stirrup steps, wire roof grab irons, wire coupler lift bars and “Tangent-Thin” ladders – no thick “chunky” plastic details anywhere!

• Two coupler lift bar variations

• Sixteen (!) prototypically-accurate brake stands (Ajax High (2), Universal High, Champion-Peacock 1148 High, Peacock 1600 High, Miner 6600 High (2), Ajax Low (2), Champion-Peacock 1148 Low, Peacock 1600 Low, Miner Low, Miner 6600 Low (3), Klasing Low

• Three possible handbrake “brake wheel” options

• Four different Auxiliary Top Crank arm parts to be configured in multiple ways

• Precision Tangent Scale Models 100-Ton Barber S-2 trucks with roadname-specific rotating bearing caps and separate brake beam parts

• All-New Precision Tangent Scale Models 100-Ton Barber S-2 Plain Bearing trucks with separate journal lids and separate brake beam parts

• Four “rotating” roller bearing truck cap options for 100-Ton Barber S-2 Roller Bearing truck

• Three journal lid cap options for 100-Ton Barber S-2 Plain Bearing truck

• CNC-machined 36” wheels with accurate front and back profile detail

• Replacement 36” semi-scale wheels for Tangent Scale Models “rotating bearing cap” trucks are available separately from Tangent in either blackened or nickel-silver finish

• Genuine Kadee scale “scale-head” couplers

• Recommended age 14 years and older

– Detroit, Toledo & Ironton DTI “Green Repaint 1978+” provides the modelers with a great example of Greenville 60’ Double Plug-Door cars in a refurbished, repainted version. In 1978, Detroit, Toledo & Ironton refurbished most of the 1966-built cars at the railroad’s Jackson OH Shops. The work concluded with a spectacular repaint into the dark green scheme! The model features the correct carbody details for January/February of 1966, which represents the original build dates for these cars. These cars were the first cars Greenville produced with the wider 46’ 3” truck centers. DT&I retained the high ladders on the B end of the car since they did not cut down the brake appliances. DT&I did remove the running board, and of course Tangent Scale Models model picks up on all of these small details, even on rebuild paint schemes, which is something Tangent has tooled all of the necessary parts for. If you look at the doors, you will see the double pair of auxiliary crank arms added to the prototype cars. The Tangent model carefully duplicates these modern features. The DT&I lettering is looking good on that green carbody and includes the accurate Return-To-Detroit routing. Underneath, the model has an accurate Keystone Center-Of-Car cushioning (COCC) underframe with truck mounted brake hardware. Yes, that means no brake cylinder part – the underframe brake piping routes to small brake cylinders on the brake beams of the trucks. Also, check out that beautiful Stanray diagonal panel roof – DT&I painted it green. On the ends, the model is equipped with an accurate Ajax power brake, Modern brake wheel and Apex brake step. This model is equipped with 100-Ton Barber S-2 trucks with rotating Timken caps. These models are ready for auto parts service on your railroad!

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