lettering set for GN’s1937 Tongue & Groove boxcars - 1948 repaint 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 ACF?

Series 49500-49999, 500 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5629 - delivered 1939

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 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

Series 52500-52999, 500 cars, Pressed Steel Car Co, Lot - delivered 1940

(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, ends and truck sideframes 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” front facing goat. In 1940 cars came with either the black and white front facing goat or the side facing goat. (see decal set GN-5)

 

Beginning in June, 1948, the GN began repainting boxcars with GM Mineral Red - sides, ends, roof, underbody and trucks. Lettering was white stencile past

and the new side-facing goat with large GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY, white on black center. Doors were changed out with Youngstown steel doors for the

plywood cars, Series 44025-44999.