lettering for 1937 AAR design boxcars - 1955 gothic scheme

In March 1949, the NYC’s Despatch Shops built 1,000 Postwar AAR design boxcars under Lot 773-B, and assigned to NYC’s LCL Pacemaker
Service.

Series 168000-168399, 400 cars, Despatch Shops, Inc. DSI Lot 852, NYC Lot 773-B, delivered March 1949 - 6’ 7-panel Superior doors
Series 168400-168999, 600 cars, Despatch Shops, Inc. DSI Lot 852, NYC Lot 773-B, delivered April 1949 - 6’ Improved Youngstown doors

Paint & Lettering: painted freight car red (TCP-923) with Pacemaker lettering in white stencil paste. Star denotes that this car should be
assigned to home rails only and not placed in interchange service.

Lettering and artwork designed and created at Protocraft Decals