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Conrail Cyclopedia Boxcar/Reefer: References Boxcar Articles: "CNJ 40-foot Box Cars from Red Caboose and Walthers Kits ," Vic Roseman. Railmodel Journal. Nov 02, 21+. Superdetailing the HO kits. "Railroad-Built Cars: Part II: From Athearn and Soo Line Historical Society Kits," Jim Eager. Railmodel Journal. Oct 2002, 40+. CR, LV, RDG, and PRR boxcars. I don't own this issue. Any details would be appreciated. "ACF 50-Foot X-Post Box Cars from Atlas HO Scale Models," Edward KAMINSKI. Railmodel Journal. Sept 02, 14+. Features CR and PC among others. I don't own this issue. Any details would be appreciated. "Extreme Weathering," Mike Rose. Model Railroader. June 01, 66+. Modeling a former Penn Central X72 boxcar in HO scale. "Conrail 50-Foot Box Car From Branchline's Kit," Bob Rivard. Railmodel Journal. Oct 01, 38+. I don't own this issue. Any details would be appreciated. "IPD, Railbox & Other Cars From the Box Car Boom of the 70s: Part 3," Jim Eager. Railmodel Journal. January 2000, 40-45. Additional photos with brief modeling and prototype information for various railroads. CR 157258 X74, yellow door, 2-80 CR 166313 X71, yellow door, 8-84 PC 167382 X74, 2-80 "CNJ ACF Boxcar," Eric NEUBAUER. Railroad Model Craftsman. Dec 99, 68+. Drawings for the boxcar and proto data. "IPD, Railbox & Other Cars From the Box Car Boom of the 70s: Part 2," Jim Eager. Railmodel Journal. Dec 99, 10+. Photos with brief modeling and prototype information for various railroads and classes of boxars suitable for the Accurail and Athearn kits. Only one PCA photo is relevant to Conrail prototype modeling. "IPD, Railbox & Other Cars From the Box Car Boom of the 70s: Part 1," Jim Eager. Railmodel Journal. Dec 99, 6-9. Prototype background for the Athearn and Accurail Series 5600 boxcars. Spends quite a bit of time on the excellent, new Accurail kit. No Prototype photos. "Freightcarology: 60' Auto Parts Boxcars," David Casdorph. Model Railroading. Dec 99, 48+. Brief overview of various types of auto part cars. Includes a CR and an EL photo. I don't own this issue. Any details would be appreciated. "60-foot Pullman-Standard Auto Parts Box Cars," Scott Chatfield. Railmodel Journal. Nov 99, 6+. Overview of prototype with photos. At least one CR photo. I don't own this issue. Any details would be appreciated. "89-Foot Wide-Body Auto Racks From Walthers HO Scale Kits," Scott Chatfield. Railmodel Journal. Oct 99, 36+. Overview of prototype with photos. At least one CR photo. I don't own this issue. Any details would be appreciated. "Pullman-Standard 86-Foot Auto Parts Box Cars," Scott Chatfield. Railmodel Journal. Aug 99, 36+. Uses Walthers new PS kit. At least one CR photo. I don't own this issue. Any details would be appreciated. "Post War 50-Ton, 50-Foot AAR Box Cars," Ed Hawkins. Railmodel Journal. Feb 99, 24-29. Covers NYC's Despatch 50' single and double-door boxcars built between 54-62. Covers a variety of NYC schemes, plus PC--no Conrail. Many of these cars survived well into the Conrail era still painted in NYC colors. Roster and detailed prototype info. Branchline Trains will be making a model of these cars. Many photos. Below are some highlights. NYC 43799 907B, double-door, into CR era PC 260391 855B, single door, 2-84 "Weathering Modern Freight Cars," Ken Patterson. Railmodel Journal. Dec 97, 37-41. Replicate a CR (xPC) 86' Hi-Cube boxcar using an Athearn (HO) model. CR (xPC) 288817 X60B "Pennsy X51 Rebuilds," James Kinkaid. Mainline Modeler. Oct 97, 40-45. A detailed prototype examination of these double-door cars that survived in PRR paint through PC and CR. All photos b&w. No CR or PC photos. Diagram. PRR 608378 X51E, 9-77 PRR 607997 X51E, 8-59 PRR 6007606 X50B PRR 607995 X51E, 6-78 PRR 608378 X51E, 9-77 "Protofile 72: Conrail Waffle Side Boxcar," Mike Rose. Railroad Model Craftsman. March 97, 59-60. Kitbashing CR 237303 from MDC (HO) kits. No proto photo. "Modeling A Conrail X72A 50' Boxcar," Jim Six. Railroad Model Craftsman. Sept 96, 73-75. Detailing, painting, and weathering a high-quality model as only Jim Six can from a Life-Like (HO) model. See the X72 page for additional information, corrections, and modeling the car in N scale. CR (xPC) 269303 X72A, 10-87 PC 229302 X72A, 12-87 CR 229418 X72A, 10-87 "86-Foot Hi-Cube Box Cars: Pt 3," Mike Budde. Railmodel Journal. June 96, 42-48. Prototype photos matching the Athearn (HO) and Arnold (N) models. No Conrail prototype photos, but model photos of an EL and a restenciled CR car. "Modeling A Conrail Boxcar," Terry Stuart. Mainline Modeler. Oct 94, 19-21. Modeling a 50' PS-1 boxcar using a now scarce Robin's Rails (HO) kit. InterMountain (HO) has an older era kit needing similar modifications described in this article. E&C Shops (HO) used to offer a modernized model pre-painted for CR. CR 231663 BR50L (neeRDG series 200000-20199), large logo "Protofile 65: Conrail Insulated Boxcar," Douglas Fleming. Railroad Model Craftsman. Oct 93, 99-100. Kitbashing using an Athearn (HO) model and now scarce Front Range (HO) ends. Haven't done this yet so I don't know if there is a substitute for the FR ends. CR 362052, very small logo "Modeling Four Older Reading Boxcars," Bill Gruber. Railroad Model Craftsman. Nov 92, 85-88. Modeling and proto info for 40' XMs single-sheathed boxcars (never saw CR service), 40' XMt steel cars (some made it to CR and became MoW cars, 40' XMv steel, and XMwa boxcars. Not sure how many were at start-up of CR. Will check on this. Several photos and roster. "Conrail's X-26 Box Car," letter/photo. Railmodel Journal. Sep 92, 29. A letter and photo of a PRR X-26F boxcar in a CR 'paint-out.' CR (xPRR) 60799 X-26F, b&w 1990 "Bob Rivard's HO Scale Details West D&H (ex-Reading) 50' Boxcar". Railmodel Journal. April 91, 7. Modeling and painting an RDG XLj class "banner" boxcar w/D&H reporting marks. I just like this car. D&H (xRDG) 24477, banner scheme "A Gem Of A Hi-Cube" Mainline Modeler. April 91, 36-38. Erie Lackawanna cushioned hi-cube boxcar modeling. Uses an Athearn model and cuts out four scale feet to replicate the EL prototype. EL 92231 "Freight Cars of the '70s & '80s: Some Prototypes for the Details West #800 Boxcar," Jim Rogers. Model Railroading. Oct 90, 52-53. Photos of several boxcars from various railroads, plus one Conrail photo. With a little proto info in the captions. CR 364322 BE65B "AAR-Style 40' Boxcars: Pt 7." Railmodel Journal. July 90, 43-47. Not sure if these LV green and NYC 40'cars survived into CR, includes proto photos. "Saga Of A NYC 50' Plug Door Boxcar," Terry Stuart. Model Railroading. Oct 89, 26-29. Uses a Details West (HO) boxcar to create a car that was still in original NYC paint as of 1987. NYC 78889, 1987 "Sixty-Foot Appliance Cars," David Casdorph. Railroad Model Craftsman. Oct 89, 82-87. Detailed survey of the prototypes and their owners but no modeling info, plus roster. Covers X77 and X64. CR 216862 X77, b&w CR 216722 X64A (neePC) "Freight Cars of the Fifties Painting Profiles 51: Pullman Standard Standard PS-1 40-Foot, Single-Door Box Cars, Part X." Model Railroading. Oct 88, 12-13. The Kadee HO model will easily work for this model as well as the Micro-Trains N scale version. Conrail had about 500 of these in 1977 in PC paint. PC 112178 "Penn Central Box Car Model With Nice Weathering," Jim Six. Mainline Modeler. Sept 88, 68-70. Jim does a PC X72A boxcar. This article is very similar to the RMC article doing a CR version--only the road name has changed! This article has more 'at work' photos. I like Jim's weathering of this model. PC 229419 "Penn Central Boxcar Modeling," Jim Six. Mainline Modeler. Nov 87, 78-79 Jim models a PC X73 insulated boxcar using a Details West #700 boxcar. No proto info or photos in this article, which is not typical for a Jim Six article! Just solid modeling and good weathering. "Auto Parts Expediter," Bob Losse. Railroad Model Craftsman. April 86, 57-62. 60' auto parts boxcars from RDG, EL and PRR. Models based on discontinued Robins Rails (HO) kits. RDG 19908 XAPD Line drawing of RDG cars PRR 90226 X59 EL 66801 Several model photos "Protofile 33: Reading Class XMLG Boxcar," Bob Losse. Railroad Model Craftsman. Dec 84, 96-97. Proto and model photos in RDG savings bond scheme using a Details West (HO) kit. RDG 19805, 2-79 RDG 19852 "Protofile 30: Conrail 167000-Series Boxcar," Herbert Gishlick. Railroad Model Craftsman. Mar 84, 102-104. Proto and model photos. An HO model of an X74 class boxcar using an Athearn ACF Railbox car with Walthers ends. I think the former Front Range car with dreadnaugt ends was an exact match for this class. CR 167636 "Paint Shop: Reading DF Boxcar," Brad Smith. Model Railroader. June 83, 122. Athearn (HO) 40' car, model photo. Some DF background. "Building A Reading 50 Foot Boxcar," J Reilly McCarren. Railroad Model Craftsman. May 83, 55-56. 50' PS-1 based on Cannonball Car Shops kits and Details West PS 10' doors. Proto and model photos, brake equipment diagram RDG 20047 "Reading 20000-21999 Series XL Boxcars," Eric Neubauer. Railroad Model Craftsman. Jan 83, 88-90. Detailed prototype overview of the 50' Pullman-Standard RDG class XLj 50' boxcars that were assigned into Conrail class BR50L. Black & white photos taken between 1978-80, plus rosters. One detail end shot. HO scale drawing with lettering diagram. RDG 20047 DF RDG 20197 DFB with 'Dual Air Pak' lettering RDG 20170 DFB "Protofile 9: Pennsylvania (PC) X58 Plugdoor Boxcar," Larry Hanlon. Railroad Model Craftsman. May 80, 73-74. Some brief proto background plus info on modeling this class in HO using an Athearn car. PRR 113852 PC 362259 "Conrail Rolling Stock," Jim Hediger. Model Railroader. Nov 76, 86-88. No proto photos of the cars modeled but photos of the models. Info about doing CR-stenciled xPC boxcars and an early CR boxcar. I believe the first "serious" look at modeling transition-era CR. Reefer Articles: "50' FGE Plug-Door Insulated Boxcars: Pt 2," Jim Eager. Railmodel Journal. April 93, 52-53. Decals and proto info for Walthers (HO) model, comprehensive roster. EL 69322 (69275-69349), blue/white scheme, 12-79 "57' RBL-Class Reefer From Con-Cor Kits In HO Or N Scale," James Eager. Railmodel Journal. March 93, 35-39. Decals and proto info for the Con-Cor models. CR inherited EL 5000-5039 and renumbered them into 360000-360048 series. EL 5001 (5000-5019), yellow/black scheme, 8-79 EL car diagram reprint "50' FGE Plug-Door Insulated Boxcars: Pt 1," Jim Eager. Railmodel Journal. Feb 93, 42-45. Decals and proto info for Walthers (HO) model, comprehensive roster. Matches the X73 class cars. The Walthers is more accurate than the Details West version. PC 362703 (362700-362799), 11-81 PC 369281 (369071-369320), 4-90 CR 369305 (369071-369320), 7-86 CR 360649 (360582-360656), gold scheme, 5-83 "Conrail Reefer #359020," Diesel Era Staff. Diesel Era. July/Aug 92, 52-53. Brief article about the reefer that was equipped with satellite tracking, plus photos. Copyright (c) 1998-2008 Robert S. Waller. All rights reserved. Photos for personal use only. All rights reserved by original owner of image. Reproduction or redistribution in any form without express written permission is prohibited.