Single-Door 50’ boxcar for SSW

In August of 1941, the Cotton Belt built 95, 50’ boxcars in its company shops at Pine Bluff, Arkansas. These were assigned road number as Series 20000-20094. Later in August of 1944, the shops built an additional 90 identical cars as Series 20110-20199.  These cars utilized the lightweight sheeting employed by other SSW cars as well as the UP, requiring additional inside bracing and thus the alternate double row rivet pattern, and a substantial centered side sill running half the car’s length.  These cars came with an 8’ Youngstown door, Murphy raised panel roof and 5/5 Dreadnaught ends with round (W) corner construction for and inside height of 10’-6”.  Hand brake was a Equipco Power hand brake and Morton running boards.  Cars ran on Bettendorf design 50-ton trucks.