lettering for NH’s 1937 AAR 10’-0” IH boxcars - 1954 repaint scheme

In July 1941 through October 1944, the NH took delivery of 3,000 50-ton box cars of the 1937 AAR design with an IH of 10’-0” as follows:
 

Series 30000-30999, 1,000 cars, Pressed Steel Car Co, delivered July 1941 - 6’ Youngstown doors, painted black

Series 31000-31349, 350 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5780, delivered October 1944 - 7-Panel Superior doors - black

Series 31350-31499, 150 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5780, delivered October 1944 - Youngstown doors - black

Series 31500-31649, 150 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5780, delivered October 1944 - 7-Panel Superior doors - black

Series 31650-32499, 850 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5780, delivered October 1944 - Youngstown doors - black

Series 32500-32999, 500 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5780A, delivered November 1944 - Youngstown doors - black

Series 33000-33499, 500 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5809, delivered October 1944 - Youngstown doors, black w/ 3-4 IDN ends

rebuilt 

(Series 36000-36999, approx 977 cars rebuilt from Series 30000-30999 - 1955 - doors car color)

(Series 37000-37999, approx 101 cars rebuilt from Series 32500-32999 - 1956 - doors car color)

(Series 38000-38999, approx 109 cars rebuilt from Series 32500-32999, - 1956 - doors car color)

P-S 1

Series 33500-33999, 500 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5882, delivered December 1947 - P-S 1 design 10’-6” IH, 7-P Superior doors black

Series 34000-34499, 500 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5894, delivered November 1947 - P-S 1 design 10’-6” IH, 7-P Superior doors black

Series 34500-34999, 500 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5894, delivered April 1948 - P-S 1 design 10’-0” IH, 7-P Superior doors black

Series 35000-35999, 1,000 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5907, delivered April 1948 - P-S 1 design 10’-0” IH, 7-P Superior doors black

 

Note: In 1963, 400 of the 30000-30999 Series cars were sold to the Wabash and reassigned to WAB 60600-60999 Series

 

Paint & Lettering: During the McGinnis era in 1956, the new CEO’s black block letter N over white block letter scheme on an orange car began to appear. And finally the ICC required the NH to move the data to the far right so to be seen while the door was open - a problem the NH was slow to enact so that most cars

remained as seen on this page into the 1960’s.

 

The New Haven’s lettering and paint schemes became complicated over the years. An excellent source of this information may be found in David Sweetland

and Stephen Horsley’s comprehensive volume NH Color Guide to Freight & Passenger Equipment, published by Morning Sun Books (1995)

 

Lettering set designed and created at Protocraft Decals

Printed by Microscale Industies