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MHRR - PRS - 1937 - Sgl Dr - 10' 6

Minnesota Heartland Railroad
Pacific Rail Shops 1937 AAR Boxcar
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1937 Modified AAR Boxcar Production
Single Door - 10'6" Inside Height
By Earl Tuson
_etuson@yahoo.com
Sources:  RMJ 8/96, 10/96, 12/96, 3 articles by Ed Hawkins

Revised March 11, 2002

Photo and Model by Bill Lane


 
  1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 By Road
No. of cars that are accurate using stock PRS kit
PRS supplementary parts are required by some cars
Total that can be built from PRS kit and parts.
Parts are unavailable from PRS for some models
QTY. 
Alton             1100   1100 600 500 w / Superior doors 1100   0
ATSF   1801 5010     300     7111 5310   5310 1801 w / Duryea UF 1801
CB&Q   200 1800 2000   500     4500   All w / 8-rung ladders, 1000 w/ Superior doors 4300 200 w / Allied trucks 200
CMO     700 508         1208   All w / 8-rung ladders & Viking roof, 200 w / Superior doors 508+ some w / Allied trucks
 ?
CNW     500 1458   600 1400   3958 1400 1958 w / 8-rung ladders & Viking roof, 600 w / Superior doors 3958   0
DSS&A   100             100     0 All w / square corner 100
EJ&E     500           500     0 All w / 8' doors & straight sill, 300 min w / Superior doors 500
ERIE   1100             1100 1100   1100   0
FW&D           500     500   All w / 8-rung ladders 500   0
IC 2500 2500             5000 2000   2000 3000 w / square corner 3000
IGN       75     150 200 425   All w / 8-rung ladders 350 75 w / straight sill 75
IHB           400     400 400   400   0
ITC           200     200 200   200   0
KO&G         3       3 3   3   0
MI             50   50   All w / 8-rung ladders 50   0
MP       975     300   1275   All w / 8-rung ladders 1100 175 w / straight sill 175
NP     1350 650         2000   All w / 8-rung ladders, 500 w / Superior doors 2000   0
NYC           1000 1000   2000 2000   2000   0
RI   1000 1800 800     500   4100   650 w / Superior doors 3550 40 w / Allied trucks, 10 w / S-1 trucks, 500 w / Duryea UF 550
SOO   700 200           900     0 All w / square corner 900
SOU       3011         3011 1500 1511 w / Superior doors 3011   0
SSW     200   150       350   50 w / Superior doors 0 All w / ACR 350
StLB&M       100     250 200 550   All w / 8-rung ladders 450 100 w / straight sills 100
UP     2000 749         2749     0 All w / ACR 2749
WAB       875         875     0 All w / "non tabbed sill" 875
WP             350   350 350   350   0
By Year 2500 7401 14060 11201 153 3500 5100 400 44315 14863   32240   11375
Cumulative 9901 23961 35162 35315 38815 43915 44315            
% of fleet 0% 22% 54% 79% 80% 88% 99% 100%   34%   73%   26%