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Rolling Stock Series Part 5

P&WV AC&F Box Cars Section 1

P&WV PS1 Box Cars Section 2

AC&F Box 1200 - 1299 series, builty 3/47 Class 40' with 8' corrugated doors. Delivered new, these cars were box car red with white logo and reporting marks. Some shopped cars after 1951 also received the Co. slogan. Almost all cars shopped after 1956 were painted gloss black with white logo, reporting marks and company slogan. On or about 1956 eleven of these cars would be classed XME and receive Evans DF load restraining devices retrofitted at Rook, PA.

 

P&WV 1200 AC&F Box Car as delivered 3/47.  Box car red with white reporting marks.   (461kb) P&WV 1224 at Oak, MP 50, circa 1956.  DM collection. (137kb) P&WV 1204 AC&F box car at the AC&F assembly plant awaiting shipping to Rook, PA.  Circa 3/47 (181kb) P&WV 1236 AC&F car company.  Location unknown.  Reshopped 4/54 (163kb)
P&WV 1293 AC&F car company.  Location unknown.  Circa 1954 (298kb) P&WV 1232 AC&F car company.  Date and location unknown.  Not sure what color scheme was used on this car or how many cars got this block lettering style. (177kb)