lettering for Clinchfield’s Class FB6 and FB7 boxcars

The Carolina, Clincheld and Ohio Railroad, headquartered in Tennessee, was a 266 mile long road begun in 1902 with trackage throughout

the Appalachian region. Leased jointly by the Atlantic Coast Line and the L & N in 1958, it opperated independently until absorbed into the

Seaboard Coast Line in the 1980’s. Boxcars for the line before 1937 were a eet of single-sheathed wood 9’ IH cars designated as FB1 thru 4.

 

The Clincheld’s rst all steel boxcars were the 1932 ARA design 9’-4” IH built by Greenville Car Company, delivered in August of 1937 and

assigned Series 5000-5049 (FB5). (see Protocraft Decal CRR-2 for this lettering) The next order for Clincheld was for 10’ and 10‘-6“ IH cars as

follows:

 

Series 5250-5549, 300 cars, Mt. Vernon Car Company, delivered January 1947 - 10’-0” IH with 3/4 IDN ends (FB6)

Series 5550-5649, 100 cars, Amerian Car & Foundry, Lot 4224, delivered April 1954 - 10’-6” IH with 3/4 Carbuilder ends (FB7)

 

Decal set designed and created at Protocraft Decals