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Lettering for 1932 ARA boxcars

Part Number: NdeM-2

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Between 1935 and 1937, the Nacionales de Mexico took delivery of 1,300 ARA design boxcars. The cars remained in revenue service through the mid-1960’s. Series and delivery as follows:

Series 60000-60599, 600 cars - Pullman-Standard, Lot 5505 - delivered May, 1935
Series 60600-60799, 200 cars - General American Car Co - delivered 1935
Series 60800-60949, 250 cars - Pullman-Standard, Lot 5572 - delivered 1937
Series 60950-61124, 175 cars - American Car & Foundry, Lot 1717 - delivered 1937
Series 61125-61299, 175 cars - General American Car Co - delivered 1937

Paint & Lettering: Cars were painted boxcar brown: Tru-Color #220, or Scalecoat #13. Truck sideframes, black. Lettering was white stencil paste. Medallion was black and white stencil paste.



Background color shown above is not included in decal sheet




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