This 40’ Standard Box Car with plug door is Car #6 of a 50-car series representing each of the 50 states in the union. It bears the Western Meadowlark and Dogwood flower, Virginia’s official state bird and flower. The flag of the state of Virginia is in the background. The road number 1788 represents the year ‘The Old Dominion State’ was admitted into the union.

These 50' rib side box cars with plug doors and no roofwalks are painted box car red with white lettering. They were built in May 1977 by American Car & Foundry and run on Roller Bearing trucks. The Kansas City Southern was incorporated January 8, 1887, and began operating August 18, 1890. The road extended westward across the Kaw River into Argentine, KS, up the bluffs into the wholesale and industrial districts of Kansas City, and eastward to Independence, MO. Today, the Kansas City Southern Railway is an international railway providing seamless rail services for North American shippers.

This 40' standard box car with plug door is Car #4 of a 50-car series representing each of the 50 states in the union. It bears the Brown Thrasher and Cherokee Rose, Georgia's official state bird and flower. The flag of the state of Georgia is in the background. The road number 1788 represents the year ‘The Peach State’ was admitted into the union.

These GP-9 locomotives are painted with blue and gray sides with black bands and yellow stripes, black roofs, and B&O capitol logos and yellow “Baltimore & Ohio” lettering. An EMD GP (also known as a "Dash 9" for short) is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1954 and August 1963. Thousands of examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads. Power was provided by an EMD 567C 16-cylinder engine which generated 1,750 horsepower. Many rebuilt GP9s remain in service today with shortline railroads and industrial operators; some remain in rebuilt form on some major Class I railroads, or as switcher locomotives.

These GP-9 locomotives are painted with blue and gray sides with black bands and yellow stripes, black roofs, and B&O capitol logos and yellow “Baltimore & Ohio” lettering. An EMD GP (also known as a "Dash 9" for short) is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1954 and August 1963. Thousands of examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads. Power was provided by an EMD 567C 16-cylinder engine which generated 1,750 horsepower. Many rebuilt GP9s remain in service today with shortline railroads and industrial operators; some remain in rebuilt form on some major Class I railroads, or as switcher locomotives.

These 50' gondolas with straight sides and drop ends are painted yellow with black logos and lettering. Built in the mid-1960s and serviced in the mid-1970s, they are equipped with Barber® Roller Bearing trucks. One hundred ninety-five of these gondolas were numbered into series 81000-81194 and were delivered with steel floors and lading tie anchors.

These 50' gondolas with straight sides and drop ends are painted yellow with black logos and lettering. Built in the mid-1960s and serviced in the mid-1970s, they are equipped with Barber® Roller Bearing trucks. One hundred ninety-five of these gondolas were numbered into series 81000-81194 and were delivered with steel floors and lading tie anchors.

The Pacific Electric Railway was established by railroad and real estate tycoon Henry Huntington in 1901. Also known as the Red Car system, the Pacific Electric Railway was a mass transit system in Southern California using streetcars, light rail, and buses.

Originally established as The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad (P&R) in 1833 to transport anthracite coal, the pioneering 94-mile line evolved into Reading, a mighty corporation serving eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.

These reefer yellow Gunderson Husky-Stack® well cars have large black and white TTX logos, black lettering and Roller Bearing trucks. Built by Gunderson of Portland, OR in May of 1992 as part of a 100-car fleet, the Husky-Stack® was a single well double-stack container car first introduced at the 1990 International Intermodal Expo in Atlanta, GA. The design allowed cars to be made up of single wells, or with simple modifications, to be drawbar connected to create a multi-unit car.

These reefer yellow Gunderson Husky-Stack® well cars have large black and white TTX logos, black lettering and Roller Bearing trucks. Built by Gunderson of Portland, OR in May of 1992 as part of a 100-car fleet, the Husky-Stack® was a single well double-stack container car first introduced at the 1990 International Intermodal Expo in Atlanta, GA. The design allowed cars to be made up of single wells, or with simple modifications, to be drawbar connected to create a multi-unit car.

This 40' Standard Box Car with plug door is Car #3 of a 50-car series representing each of the 50 states in the union. It bears the Mockingbird and Bluebonnet, Texas' official state bird and flower. The flag of the State of Texas is in the background. The road number 1845 represents the year 'The Lone Star State' was admitted into the union.

These GP-35 A-unit locomotives are painted orange and white with black and white logo, black 'Illinois Central Gulf' letters and black lettering. They were built as part of EMD order number 7670 for the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio railroad in 1964. On August 10, 1972, the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad was merged into the Illinois Central Railroad, forming the 9600-mile north/south Illinois Central Gulf Railroad. By the early 1980s locos were repainted into the new orange and white paint scheme worn by these locos.

These 50' standard box cars with single Youngstown doors are painted box car red with large, white 'Route of the 400' and 'The Streamliners' and white lettering. Built in May of 1957 by Mt. Vernon Car Manufacturing Company, they run on black Bettendorf trucks. The well known 'Ball and Bell' emblem of the C&NW first appeared in 1885. During the 1940s it initiated the famous '400's, named so because in 1935, C&NW had an advertisement that said: "From Chicago to Twin Cities (Minneapolis, St. Paul), Not more than 400 miles, Not more than 400 Minutes!!!", which became the 400, a well-known C&NW trademark.

Chicago & North Western® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad

These box car red 40' flat cars with white 'RIO GRANDE' speed lettering and white stenciling were built by American Car & Foundry in March 1956. They run on black Bettendorf trucks. With a capacity of 100,000, and load limit of 115,800 they are typical examples of general purpose flat cars with simple decks and minimal amount of load securing equipment.

Denver & Rio Grande Western® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad

These 50' gondolas with fishbelly sides and drop-ends are black with large, white 'Erie Lackawanna' letters and white lettering. They were built in May 1955 at Erie's Greenville Shops and run on black roller bearing trucks. The Erie-Lackawanna Railroad was formed by the merger of the Erie Railroad with the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western on October 17, 1960. A minor renaming occurred in late 1963 when the hyphen was dropped. Consolidated Rail Corporation took over EL's operations on April 1, 1976.

These GP-9 locomotives are painted Perlman green with orange logo, stripes and lettering. #725 was built in September 1955 by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors.

These GP-9 locomotives are painted Perlman green with orange logo, stripes and lettering. #712 was built in April 1953, both by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors. Sacramento Northern (a Western Pacific subsidiary) acquired #712 from WP in 1971, after which the Perlman green with orange striping scheme was applied.

This 40' Standard Box Car with plug door is Car #2 of a 50-car series representing each of the 50 states in the union. It bears the American Goldfinch and Rhododendron flower, Washington’s official state bird and flower. The flag of the state of Washington is in the background. The road number 1889 represents the year 'The Evergreen State' was admitted into the union.

These 50' straight sided gondolas with H-beam loads are painted box car red with white lettering. They were built in March 1941 by General American Transportation Corp. and run on Bettendorf trucks. These mill-type gondolas were fitted with drop ends as well as wood floors.

These PS-2 two-bay covered hoppers are painted bright red with white logos and lettering. They were built in April 1956 by Pullman Standard and serviced in January 1973. Both run on roller bearing trucks. The principle commodity handled by these hoppers is cement with other ladings including sand, potash, soda ash, soap, plastic pellets and flour. Many of these loads were corrosive, so the hoppers were designed to withstand their inherent effects and keep maintenance regulations to a minimum.

This body style is typical of the log cars used on standard gauge railroads across the United States. This release carries a square timber load.

These grey GP-9 has orange stripes and a large white circle ‘G’ logos. They were built in December of 1957 by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors as part of build #7546 for Boston & Maine, which was purchased by Guilford Transportation Industries in 1983. Many of these locos were repainted during the 1990s to the Guilford Rail System paint scheme, still using the Springfield Terminal reporting marks.

This 40’ standard box car with plug door is car #1 of a 50-car series each of the 50 states in the union. It bears the Cardinal and Violet, Illinois’ official state bird and flower. The flag of the state of Illinois is in the background. The road number 1818 represents the year ‘The Prairie State’ was admitted into the union.

These 40’ box cars with single doors are painted box car red with black and white herald and white lettering. They were built by Pullman Standard in June 1947 and run on Bettendorf trucks. This series of cars was the first delivered for one of the most successful freight car designs—the PS-1 box car. Over 76,000 PS-1s were built by Pullman Standard between 1947 and 1968.

This body style is typical of the log cars used on standard gauge railroads across the United States. This release carries a square timber load.

These 60’ flat cars are painted BN green with white ‘Burlington Northern’ lettering and run on black roller bearing trucks. Cars from series 630800-630849 were originally from CB&Q’s series 94000-94049 built at their Havelock Shops in 1955 and 1956.

Features:
• Micro-thin plywood construction
• Coal bucket lift
• Positional chute
• Textured asphalt roof
• Easy construction
• Assembly instructions included

Kit comes unassembled and unpainted.

These GP35 powered locomotives are painted MP blue with white logos, lettering and chevron stripes on the ends. First built in the early 1960s they were the first locos to bear the large white eagles (known as the Screaming Eagle or Turbo-Eagle), a distinct new symbol of the company during the diesel era. The eagles were eventually integrated into the company logo by the mid and late 1970s.

These 40’ box cars with single Youngstown door, short ladders and no roof walk are painted MP brown with white lettering and large white ‘buzzsaw’ logos. They run on brown Bettendorf trucks. Built in August of 1950, these are two of 27 cars originally built by Pullman-Standard, Michigan City, for the NYC. Serviced and repainted at Palestine, TX, in April of 1967, this small series lasted into the early 1980s.

These 60’ bulkhead flat cars are painted freight car red with white lettering and run on brown Barber® roller bearing trucks. Canadian National, incorporated on June 6, 1919, was the result of a merger of the Canadian Northern and the Canadian Government Railway It is North America’s largest railroad with track reaching from the Land of Evangeline to the majestic pine-covered Pacific Coast. Canadian National operates the only railway that enters the frozen tundra of the Northwest Territories.

These 50’ box cars with double doors are painted Western Pacific brown with two logos: Large silver feather with DF Loader letters; and the Western Pacific ‘Feather River’ logo in black and silver. Lettering is in silver. The cars were built in April 1954 by Pullman-Standard and run on roller bearing trucks. The last 10 cars of a 100-car order were numbered into the 3001-3010 series. Equipped with Evans DF belt rails and cross member-type loaders, they were suitable for general service. They wore silver lettering and a large silver feather, overlaid with stacked yellow DF letters to advertise their special equipment. By the mid 1970s the cars were re-equipped and re-numbered.

These GP9 powered A-unit locomotives are painted green with yellow bands and yellow and green lettering. They were built in May 1957 by Electro-Motive Division of General Motors as part of six-loco build #7540 for Minneapolis St. Louis, which was merged into CNW on November 1, 1960. CNW 604 and 608 were renumbered in 1972 to 4305 and 4309 respectively.

Chicago & North Western® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad

These 70-ton twin bay covered hoppers are painted dark gray with large Union Pacific heralds and black lettering. They were built in September 1957 by Pullman-Standard and serviced in February 1960. They run on roller bearing trucks. Typical lading for these cars included cement, sand, potash, soda ash, lime, alumina, fertilizers, dolomite, soap, salt, plastic pellets and flour. Since many of these materials were highly corrosive, the twin bay covered hoppers were designed to withstand the freight’s effects and keep maintenance regulations to a minimum.

Union Pacific® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad

These 40’ despatch stock cars are painted box car red with white lettering. They were built in February 1923, serviced in September 1957 and run on Bettendorf trucks. These SK class stock cars were originally built as USDA design single sheathed box cars by Ralston in 1923 and converted to stock cars about 1940.

These 50’ gondola with fishbelly sides and drop ends are painted red with white heralds and lettering. They were built in May 1955, serviced in July 1959 and roll on Barber® roller bearing trucks. From Lake Michigan to the Rockies, and from Montana to the Gulf of Mexico, the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad and its subsidiaries operated 12,000 miles of track in fourteen states.

These F7 A unit powered locomotive is painted dark grey with the SP red “Bloody Nose” paint scheme and lettered in white. They were built in February of 1953. These units stayed with the SP for their entire working life. In 1959, SP standardized with a Paint scheme of dark grey, white lettering and a red “winged” nose. This scheme was dubbed “Bloody Nose” by railfans. It was replaced in the mid 1980s by the “Kodachrome” paint scheme.

The F7 B unit dummy locomotive is also painted dark grey and lettered in white. They were built in February of 1953. These units stayed with the SP for their entire working life. In 1959, SP standardized with a paint scheme of dark grey, white lettering and a red “winged” nose. This scheme was dubbed “Bloody Nose” by railfans. It was replaced in the mid 1980s by the “Kodachrome” paint scheme.

These 40’ box cars with Youngstown doors, short ladders and no roofwalks, were built in 1957 and serviced in 1982. They run on Bettendorf trucks. In June 1968, Canadian Pacific introduced a new corporate image for their entire company. Freight cars were painted in solid colours by type: ‘Action Yellow’ for insulated cars and cabooses; ‘Action Green’ for newsprint; ‘Action Red’ for general merchandise boxcars, gondolas and flat cars; and ‘Action Silver’ for refrigerator cars. The uniquely designed “Multimark” consisted of a circle segment and a triangle. In 1988, CP Rail stopped applying the Multimark when repainting freight cars.

These 50’ standard box cars with plug door are painted gold with aluminium side bands and black ends. The heralds and side lettering are printed in black and the end printing is white. The cars were built in August 1962 by Pacific Car & Foundry of Renton, WA, and run on roller bearing trucks. They were equipped with Car-Pac belt rail loaders and Hydracushion underframes. Freight equipment was becoming more specialized during the 1960s, and the Rio Grande began leasing or purchasing cars for participation in car pools, including insulated boxcars.

These 40’ single dome tank cars are painted black with yellow lettering and run on Bettendorf trucks. They were built in 1957 and serviced in May 1982. GATX has been synonymous with rail since 1898 when it pioneered the concept of railcar leasing. A century later, GATX has grown to be the largest tank car lessor in North America, owning or managing 160,000 railcars of all types. GATX leases railcars and locomotives to shippers and railroads. In addition, it adds management and maintenance services to meet the industry’s increasingly demanding needs.

These GP9 powered locomotives are painted ATSF blue with yellow logo, sill and ends. Lettering is yellow on the
sides with blue logo on the ends. Built in May of 1965 by Electro Motive Division of General Motors as part of the
six-loco build for ATSF, these locos first wore blue and yellow paint schemes. They were repainted and renumbered
into this scheme in late 1969 to early 1970, then painted into this scheme which it wore until the late 1970s.

These 40’ tank cars are painted hopper red with yellow logo and lettering. They were built in October 1937 and
serviced in 1976. They run on Bettendorf trucks. These insulated tank cars were used in the transport of agricultural
products such as molasses and grain used in cattle feed.

These 40’ double-sheathed wood box cars with single door are painted box car red, black and white with white
lettering. They were built in August 1918 by the Mt. Vernon Car Company and serviced in May 1944. They roll
on Andrews trucks. They wear the “See America First - Glacier National Park” herald that was used from 1922 to
1935. This herald normally had a “Forward Facing Rocky”; however, the “Rocky Sideward Silhouette” has been
applied here in the early 1940s.

These 61” bulkhead flat car are painted box car red with white lettering. They were built in 1979 by Thrall Car
manufacturing and run on roller bearing trucks. The St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company (SSW), known by its
nickname “The Cotton Belt Route” or simply “Cotton Belt,” was organized on January 15, 1891. The SSW and its
subsidiaries operated a total of 1,223 miles of track.

Built in May of 1955 by Electro Motive Division of General Motors, these locos wear the second scheme for Denver Rio Grande Western. The D&RGW purchased Southern Pacific in 1988 and took their name. In 1996 the combined company was sold to Union Pacific.

These 50' rib-side box cars with plug door have white sides, black ends and aluminium roofs. They sport green "CV" logos, green and white lettering, run on black roller bearing trucks. Built by Berwick Forge & Fabricating in August 1974, these cars are two of 200 built for the CV. Most of the series were painted in standard box car red with white lettering, but the final five cars of the series 50095-50099 were painted with white sides, black ends and green lettering. This paint scheme may have marked these cars for newsprint service, a common load for cars in service to the CV at this time.

These green 50' standard box cars, with double doors, white lettering and logos, run on black Bettendorf trucks. Built by ACF in December 1950, these car are two of 25 cars picked from the GM&O series 9000-9199 and upgraded at the railroad's Frascati Shops to AAR "XL" classification. Upgrading included Evans DF-2 belt rails, 90 lading band anchors and new green paint.

These blue 50' gondolas with fishbelly sides and drop ends have white lettering, white "GT" logos, and run on black roller bearing trucks. The Grand Trunk Western Railroad was created as a Canadian National subsidiary in 1928; it consists of the Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan trackage of the Grand Trunk Railway. In 1970, CN's three U.S. subsidiaries—Grand Trunk Western; Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific; and Central Vermont—began to operate together as the Grand Trunk Corporation.

These GP35 locomotives are painted black with white lettering and white Penn Central logo. They were built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in 1964. From May of 1964 through April 1965, the Pennsylvania Railroad purchased over 100 GP35s from EMD. Then in 1968 the PRR merged with New York Central to form the new Penn Central.

These 40' standard box cars with single Youngstown door and roofwalk are painted box car red with white herald and lettering. They were built in March 1961 by Pullman Standard and runs on Bettendorf trucks. The tilted rectangular logo has long been Milwaukee Roads identifying mark, even though the wording within the herald has changed throughout the years.

These 40' standard box cars with single Youngstown door and roofwalk are painted glacier green with white, red and black herald and white lettering. They were built in February 1941 and serviced in January 1961. They run on Bettendorf trucks. Great Northern rebuilt 800 cars in 1961-63 from their original wood-sided box cars within series 45000-52999. Cars in this group were originally built between 1937 and 1942 from various series.

These 40' standard box cars with single plug door are painted box car red with reefer orange sides, large black Western Maryland lettering and black and white lettering. They were built in October 1931 by Merchants Despatch Transportation Corp. and serviced in December 1966. They run on black Bettendorf trucks. These cars were leased from Merchants Despatch for service from Chambersburg, PA. It was assigned to service with the H.J. Heinz plant.

• Laser-cut micro-thin ply construction

• Individual board details and structural supports

• Easy assembly

• Clearly illustrated instructions