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Accurail 50 Foot Welded Boxcars 10 years 3 months ago #2589

RobHinkle OFFLINE Freight Agent Posts: 23 Thank you received: 9	The February 2014 new releases notice from Accurail include a Reading Boxcar. The car appears to be a model of the XLj boxcars, part of the third group that were built in November 1972. Here is what the car looks like in the catalog
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Accurail 50 Foot Welded Boxcars 10 years 3 months ago #2591

t1nut OFFLINE Road Foreman of Engines Posts: 323 Thank you received: 55	they look good hopefully they will be good. Accurail seems to do a decent job with their kits. I have a car like this that was a special release about 20 yrs ago, put out by Robin's Rails.
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Accurail 50 Foot Welded Boxcars 10 years 3 months ago #2594

2771-chris OFFLINE Road Foreman of Engines Posts: 634 Thank you received: 94	This car was listed on the accurail web site as a future release for over two years...glad to see it finally being produced. I was hoping that it would be offered in the banner scheme,but I think this model represents the third group of XLj's purchased.I believe they were all in the simplified RDG scheme and some had the smaller savings bond logo applied.
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Accurail 50 Foot Welded Boxcars 10 years 3 months ago #2598

JoannaBill OFFLINE Road Foreman of Engines Posts: 422 Thank you received: 63	Chris: You're correct that this car only matches the third group. Compare the 2-cars side by side The side sills are very different.
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Accurail 50 Foot Welded Boxcars 10 years 3 months ago #2599

Rob OFFLINE Road Foreman of Engines Posts: 393 Thank you received: 57	and doors need to be changed out, maybe the ends and roof too....lol (I don't know that, just being a dumbass which I am very adapt at....) But the paint job is neat.
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Accurail 50 Foot Welded Boxcars 10 years 3 months ago #2600

JoannaBill OFFLINE Road Foreman of Engines Posts: 422 Thank you received: 63	Rob - I don't have all of the info in front of me, but for being a dumbass, I think the roof and ends are indeed different. Check the Bossler book, you know he spells it all out.
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