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Conrail Cyclopedia X72 Boxcars: References Magazine Articles: "Extreme Weathering," Mike Rose. Model Railroader. June 01, 66+. Modeling a former Penn Central X72 boxcar in HO scale. "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 the older original Life-Like (HO) model. The new Proto1000 car can be used in place without any modifications. CR (xPC) 269303 X72A, color 10-87 PC 229302 X72A, color 12-87 CR 229418 X72A, color 10-87 "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 "Here Comes Conrail." Railroad Model Craftsman. Oct 76, 75-78. Photos of Conrail's early repaints, showing two X72s in the large logo scheme: one car in oxide red and the other in blue. CR 269879 X72, boxcar in rare blue scheme (only one?), large logo, color 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.