Lettering for 1937 AAR design 10’-0” IH boxcars as-delivered

The Canadian National Railway had 5,725 1937 AAR design boxcars with Murphy Flat Panel roofs. Built in Canada by 3 major car builders - CCF, ECC and NSC. Deliveries began in April 1938 and continued thru April 1940. In February 1943, the Murphy raised panel roof began to be used but square and round (W)

corner design continued to intersperse throughout the Series. This lettering set is designed for the at panel roof series. Model by Protocraft: PC-3530

 

Series and deliveries were as follows:

 

Series 474000-474599, 600 cars, Canadian Car Foundry, Lot 1222, delivered April 1938 - square corner/Murphy at panel roof - National B-1 trucks

Series 474600-475299 700 cars, Eastern Car Co, Lot 2271, delivered May 1938 - square corner/Murphy at panel roof

Series 475300-475999, 700 cars, National Steel Car, Lot P-7881, delivered June 1938 - square corner/Murphy at panel roof

Series 476000-476624, 625 cars, Eastern Car Co, Lot 2489, delivered July 1939 - square corner/Murphy at panel roof

Series 476625-477349, 725 cars, National Steel Car, Lot P-8100, delivered May 1939 - square corner/Murphy at panel roof

Series 477350-477949, 600 cars, Canadian Car Co, Lot 1309, delivered May 1939 - square corner/Murphy at panel roof

Series 477950-479049 700 cars, Canadian Car Co, Lot 1347, delivered May 1940 - square corner/Murphy at panel roof

Series 479050-480124, 1,075 700 cars, Eastern Car Co, Lot 2666, delivered April 1940 - square corner/Murphy at panel roof

Series 480125-480714, 590 cars, National Steel Car, Lot P-8235, delivered December 1939 - square corner/Murphy at panel roof

 

Paint & Lettering: Recommended color is Oxide Red with a dash of orange added, to achieve CN’s mineral brown. It might be wise to add a 10-15% gray to cut

down this a bit as it may look too bright on a model. Underbody, truck side frames and brake equipment were coated with black car cement. After 1943, these

components were painted mineral brown as well.

 

Cars were delivered without slogans or medallions. As-delivered lettering was only applied with the reporting marks and road name on the left side of the

door. Beginning in 1945 and to 1954, the maple leaf medallion containing the slightly skewed box “Serves All Canada” was applied. (see Protocraft Decals

CN-3a). Between June 1954 to 1957, the maple leaf with the “Serves All Canada” in a straight horizontal box was applied - decal set CN-3b.

Lettering set designed and created at Protocraft Decals