A roster of the B-50-20 class box cars is provided as follows:

	SP 83240-83739		GATC	12/1940-1/1941		(re#'d to SP 117412-118880)
	SP 83740-84239		PSC	11-12/1940		("    "      "      "    ")
	SP 84240-84739		BSC	1-3/1941		("    "      "      "    ")

These 40'-6" box cars were built to the 1937 AAR design as listed above in 1940-41 and featured 3712 ft3 capacity, a 6'-0" door opening, 4/5 Dreadnought ends, Hutchins panel roof, Equipco brakes, Apex Tri-Lok running boards and 10'-0" inside height.

For more information on these cars, see the February and March 1993 issues of Railroad Model Craftsman magazine for an in depth article by Tony Thompson.

Photo by: Ed Workman

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