Lettering for 1937 AAR design boxcars - Series 20001-20200

In March of 1937 the W.P. took delivery of 200, 1937 AAR design box cars with an 9’-6” IH, from Mt. Vernon Car Manufacturing, a division of Pressed Steel Car Company, Series 20001-20200.

Paint & Lettering: Car bodys were painted mineral red (TCP #204) with white stencil paste lettering and a black and white monogram. (In 1941, 22 of these cars were assigned LCL service and painted Pullman green with yellow lettering - see Protocraft decal sheet WP MD-1) Lettering designed and created at Protocraft Decals