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lettering for 1937 AAR design boxcars - as delivered scheme

Part Number: NYC-3

Price: $8.50

In March 1942, the NYC took delivery of 1,073 boxcars of the 1937 AAR design from the Dispact Shops, Inc. in East Rodchester, N.Y. DSI lot779, and NYC Lot 703-B as follows:

Series 157000-157299, 300 cars, Dispatch Shops, Inc., NYC Lot 703-B. Delivered March 1942 - 7-Panel Superior doors

Series 157300-158072, 773 cars, Dispatch Shops, Inc., NYC Lot 703-B. Delivered March 1942 - Youngstown doors

In February and March, 1945 DSI built an additional 1,000 1937 AAR design boxcars with a 10’-0” IH but with 3/4 IDN ends as follows:

Series 175000-175249, 250 cars, Dispatch Shops, Inc., Lot DSI 823, NYC Lot 737-B. Delivered February 1945 - Youngstown doors

Series 175250-175999, 750 cars, Dispatch Shops, Inc., Lot DSI 823, NYC Lot 737-B. Delivered February 1945 - 7-P Superior doors

Paint & Lettering: Cars painted with NYC red-brown: TCP-923. Be sure an mix in a small amount of TCP-179 grey to replicate normal oxidation.

Underbody and truck side frames coated with black car cement. Wheels and axles left unpainted and allowed to rust and gather road grime.

Lettering all white stencil paste.

Note: Up until mid-1944 to 1945, cars were stenciled without the black backgound in the NYC oval. At the end of this period and up until the

modenerized scheme was adopted in 1955, NYC went back to having black backgounds in the oval.

Between 1946 and 1951, all the 175000-175999 series cars went to Pacemaker service in the red and gray paint scheme, and were renumbered

to 174000-174999 series. See Protocraft Decals set NYC Pacemaker-2

Lettering, numbering and medallion created and drawn at Protocraft Decals using original NYC lettering arrangement drawings dated 1945.

Background color shown above is not included in decal sheet