SP 190000-190499    						(to SP 208050-208547)	
        SP 192000-192999    						(to SP 208548-209547)

		(spec. #'s  SP 610060-610159, 610189-610240, 610273-610295, 610304-610323,
		 615000-615081, 620082-620103, 620176-620202, 627000-627033, 680997-681596)

These 50' automobile box cars were built in 1950-51 by SP Equipment Co. at Sacremento, CA Shops. They featured double sliding doors and 4938 ft3 capacity.

Drawings of these cars can be found in the 1953 and 1957 Car Builders' Cyclopedia.

Tony Thompson has a great series of articles online about modeling these cars at his blog. See the following:

PART 1

PART 2

PART 3

Photo from: Jim Kinkaid Collection - Southern Pacific Builder's Photo

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