lettering set for GN’s1937 Tongue & Groove boxcars - 1941 as-delivered scheme

The Great Northern received 8,000 1937 AAR design 10’-0” IH boxcars with 3-1/4” tongue-and-groove siding, primarily to complement the local timber

industry, which accounted for 86% of GN’s freight revenue. Delivery and builder schedule is as follows:
 

Series 45000-45999, 1,000 cars, GATC,Lot 2876, delivered in 1942. Ajax end mounted brake and step

Series 46000-46999, 1,000 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5697, delivered in 1942. Ajax end mounted brake and step

Series 47000-47999, 1,000 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5650. delivered 1941. Ajax end mounted brake and step

Series 48000-49499, 1,500 cars, Pressed Steel Car Co, Lot 139, delivered September 1940, Ajax end mounted brake and step

Series 49500-49999, 500 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5629 - delivered 1940.

Series 50000-50999, 1,000 cars, American Car & Foundry - delivered June, 1937. Tall brake sta

Series 50000-50499, 500 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5565 - delivered 1939. Tall brake sta

Series 50500-50999, 500 cars, American Car & Foundry, Lot 1675, delivered September 1937, Universal tall brake sta

Series 51000-51999, 1,000 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5594 - delivered 1939. Tall brake sta

Series 52000-52999, 1,000 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5629 - delivered 1940. Ajax end mounted brake and step

(An excellent source of material on these cars can be found in the Hawkins/Wider RP CYC series, Vol 23)
 

Brass model by Protocraft: PC-3503 - due early 2015
 

Paint & Lettering: Car sides were painted GN’s Mineral Brown. Roof, underframes and running boards were black car cement. Lettering was white stencil paste

and the SEE AMERICA FIRST with the 72” side facing goat. In 1948 cars came with either the black and white side facing goat or the side facing goat. (see decal

set GN-3c) Note AB valve shield below and to left of door. By the 1950’s most of these had been removed.

Lettering set created and designed at Protocraft Decals.