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Model Railroader Freight Cars of the 40s and 50s by Jeff Wilson Soft Covers
Freight Cars of the 40s and 50s by Jeff Wilson
Soft Cover
96 pages
Copyright 2015
By Jeff Wilson
CONTENTS
Introduction 4
Chapter 1 Modeling a freight car fleet 5
Chapter 2 Paint and lettering 13
Chapter 3 Boxcars 18
Chapter 4 Refrigerator cars 32
Chapter 5 Hoppers and gondolas 44
Chapter 6 Tank cars 55
Chapter 7 Covered hoppers 65
Chapter 8 Flatcars 72
Chapter 9 Stock cars 79
Chapter 10 Trucks and brake gear 85
Bibliography 93
About the author 95
Model a transition-
era freight car fleet
The period between 1940 and 1960 is one of the most popular time frames to model. Railroad equipment, technology, and operations changed significantly during this transition era.
Much of the fun of modeling this era is being able to choose freight cars from hundreds
of railroads. Freight Cars of the '40s and '50s describes the construction, variations, and uses for the freight cars produced and operated during this period. There is also a chapter focusing on paint and lettering and another just on trucks and brake gear.
The book details these freight car types:
Boxcars
Refrigerator cars
Hoppers
Gondolas
Tank cars
Flatcars
Stock cars
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