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Club 40' Box Roster

The D&RGW Scenic Line's
Standard Gauge 40' Box Car Roster





1947-48 AAR 40' PS-1 Box Car XM
D&RGW 50150-50499
10-Panel, 2 pc Pressed Steel Dreadnought Ends
Car # Manufacturer  Miscellaneous  Built  RBlt  Modeler / Owner 
 D&RGW 50208  BevBel Load: United Casting Crates4-41-GaryM
D&RGW 50233 BevBel Load: EMPTY4-41-GaryM
D&RGW 50251 BevBel Load: EMPTY4-41-GaryM
 Notes:
  •  Second-hand USRE (likely ex-New Haven), acquired in 1966
  •  Built March, April, May 1948 10' interior height, 7' Superior Doors (lowered numbered cars)
  •  Built December 1947, 10' 6" interior height, 7' Superior Doors (higher numbered cars)
1916 Pullman 40' 50 Ton Single Sheathed O/B Box Car - XM
D&RGW 66000-67499 Series
Car # Manufacturer Miscellaneous BuiltRblt Modeler / Owner
D&RGW 66329Accurail 700811-168-36JoeS/SLMI
D&RGW 66329Accurail 700811-168-36AlexM
D&RGW 66666Scratch11-163-42GaryM
D&RGW 66675Walthers 910-250211-165-47GaryM
D&RGW 66830Accurail 700811-168-36AlexM
D&RGW 66963Accurail 700811-168-36AlexM
D&RGW 67026Accurail 700811-168-36AlexM
D&RGW 67197Accurail 700811-168-36SLMI
D&RGW 67259Accurail 700811-168-36GaryM
D&RGW 67402Accurail 700811-168-36GaryM
 Additional References & Notes:
  • USRA 40-foot Single Sheathed Boxcars," by Stephen M. Priest & Ted Culotta, Scale Rails December 2006
  • Accurail cars also have Fishbelly Center Sill with 1936 rebuild dates
  • Composite Ends
1967 Pullman Standard 40' High Cube Box Car - XL
D&RGW 67420-67430 Series
Car # Manufacturer Miscellaneous BuiltRBlt Modeler / Owner
D&RGW 67463Scratchbuilt--StuJ
 Notes:
  • 67420-67426 had Equipco load dividers (assigned to the EL at Marion, Ohio)
  • 67427-67430 had DF belt rails (assigned to NYC at Evansville, Indiana)
  • Hydroframe underframe
1939 - 1946 Pressed Steel 40' Box Car - XM
D&RGW 67500-69899
Murphy Improved Roofs - 12 Riveted Side Panels - Straight Side Sills - Duryea Underframe - 10'4" IH 
D&RGW 60000-60076 Series - Insulated Cookie Box Car - XI
 Car #  Manufacturer  Miscellaneous  Built  RBlt  Modeler / Owner 
 Notes:
  • Keebler baked goods service out of Denver through the west.
  • Rebuilt from converted Pressed Steel Boxcars, 60000-60036 in 1954-55, 60037-60046 in 1959, and 60047-60076 in 1961. 
  • 60037, 60047, 60052 and 60064 built from post war cars with later style ends.
  • Some cars had black ends and some were painted all-white.
D&RGW 67500-67999 Series
Car # Manufacturer Miscellaneous  Built RBlt  Modeler / Owner 
 D&RGW 67509  Accurail 3207  Youngstown Doors 4-47----GaryM
 D&RGW 67682  Walthers  Youngstown Doors 3-453-46GaryM
 D&RGW 67686  Walthers  Youngstown Doors 3-453-46GaryM
 Notes:
  • 67500-67999 built 1945-46
  • 2-Piece Improved 4/4 Dreadnought Ends, ASF A-3 Ride Control Trucks
  • 250 with 6' Youngstown Doors and Apex Trilock running boards, Ajax hand brakes 
  • 250 with 6' Superior Doors and US Gypsum (USG) running boards, Universal hand brakes 
D&RGW 68000-68399 Series
Car # Manufacturer  Miscellaneous  Built  RBlt  Modeler / Owner 
 D&RGW 68299  Walthers 9-38---- GaryM
 Notes:
  • First freight cars with the Flying Rio Grande
  • 68000-68399 built Sept/Oct 1939, Wood running boards, 6' Youngstown Doors, 4/5 Dreadnought Ends, Ajax hand brakes 
D&RGW 68400-68899 Series
Car # Manufacturer  Miscellaneous  Built  RBlt  Modeler / Owner 
 Notes:
  • 68400-68799 built October 1940, Apex Trilock running boards, 6' Youngstown Doors, 4/5 Dreadnought Ends, Ajax hand brakes 
D&RGW 68800-68899 Series
Car # Manufacturer  Miscellaneous  Built  RBlt  Modeler / Owner 
 Notes:
  • 68800-68899 built October 1940, Blaw-Knox running boards, 6' Youngstown Doors, 4/5 Dreadnought Ends, Ajax hand brakes 
D&RGW 68900-69399 Series
Car # Manufacturer  Miscellaneous  Built  RBlt  Modeler / Owner 
 Notes:
  • 68900-69199 built April 1941, Apex Trilock running boards, 6' Youngstown Doors, 4/5 Dreadnought Ends, Ajax hand brakes 
  • 68200-69349 built April 1941, U.S. Gypsum running boards, 6' Youngstown Doors, 4/5 Dreadnought Ends, Ajax hand brakes 
  • 68350-69399 built April 1941, Morton running boards, 6' Youngstown Doors, 4/5 Dreadnought Ends, Ajax hand brakes 
D&RGW 69400-69899 Series
Car # Manufacturer  Miscellaneous  Built  RBlt  Modeler / Owner 
 Notes:
  • 69400-69649 built February 1942, Apex Trilock running boards, Superior 7-panel doors, 4/5 Dreadnought Ends, Ajax hand brakes 
  • 69650-69899 built February 1942, U.S. Gypsum (USG) running boards, Superior 7-panel doors, 4/5 Dreadnought Ends, Ajax hand brakes 
1901 Pressed Steel AUTOMOBILE 40' Box Car - XA
D&RGW 65000-65090
 Square Panel Roofs - 9 1/2 Riveted Side Panels - Solid Side Sills - Duryea Underframe 
Car # Manufacturer Miscellaneous  Built RBlt  Modeler / Owner 
 Notes:
  • Originally Single Door
  • Acquired in 1923 RGW Merger, renumbered 65000-65090
  • Rebuilt in 1926 as Automobile Cars with Double Doors, Murphy 2-piece ends
  • Rebuilt in 1936-37 with raised roofs
1939 Pressed Steel AUTOMOBILE 40' Box Car - XA
D&RGW 65100-65199
 Square Panel Roofs - 9 1/2 Riveted Side Panels - Solid Side Sills - Duryea Underframe - 10'8" IH 
Car # Manufacturer Miscellaneous  Built RBlt  Modeler / Owner 
 Notes:
  • 65100-65199 built November 1939
  • 4/5 Dreadnought Ends
  • 6' & 9' Youngstown Doors each side


40' USRA 40 Ton Box Car XM
Fishbelly Center Sill, Composite Ends
Car # Manufacturer Miscellaneous  Blt/RBlt  Modeler / Owner 
MP 45024AccurailUnmodified, 3-piece pressed steel ends 1919GaryM
 D&RGW 3728  Accurail 4631  Double Sheath Box, Flying Rio Grande  1925GaryM
D&RGW 3728Accurail 4631Double Sheath Box, Flying Rio Grande 1925GaryM
D&RGW 3728Accurail 4631Double Sheath Box, Flying Rio Grande 1925GaryM
D&RGW 3728Accurail 4631Double Sheath Box, Flying Rio Grande 1925AlexM
D&RGW 3728Accurail 4631Double Sheath Box, Flying Rio Grande 1925AlexM
40' 50 Ton Double Sheathed Box Car - XM
2 pc Pressed Steel Ends
Car # Manufacturer Miscellaneous  Built  Rebuilt  Modeler / Owner 
 CB&Q 120686 ACCURAIL 11-18 9-49SLMI
CN&W 141268 ACCURAIL 10-15 4-32SLMI
NP 22494 Walthers 932-2268  Load: Crates 6-38 GaryM/SLMI
SR 160501 Athearn 1941- GaryM
WP 17398  Roundhouse 84672 - 6-4011-46GaryM
WP 26846 Athearn  Load: Bulk Sugar 6-40 2-42GaryM
1937 AAR 40' PS-1 Miscellaneous Box Car - XM
10-Panel, 2 pc Pressed Steel Dreadnought Ends
Car # Manufacturer  Miscellaneous  Built  RBlt  Modeler / Owner 
MP 134518 Athearn--------------
SLSF 130295 Branchline 8016 ----7-427-42GaryM
UP 188999 Athearn -----11-56SLMI
WAB 85459 Athearn 59923-244-40AlexM
WP 1953 Walthers  Improved Dreadnought Ends  9-52  -----  GaryM 
WP 19544 -------- 4/5 Dreadnought Ends 6-522-56AlexM
WP 20120 BevBel 1484-1 Load: Crates 6-524-56GaryM
WP 20133 BevBel 1484-2 Load: Crates 6-524-56GaryM
WP 20425 Athearn Load: Crates 5-414-54GaryM
WP 20426 Athearn Load: Crates 5-414-54GaryM
 WP 20806  Walthers 2395  XME - Improved Ends 11-51  -----  GaryM 
 WP 20809  Walthers 2395  XME - Improved Ends 11-51  -----  GaryM 
 Notes:
  •  Western Pacific 20001-20200 series had 6' door openings with Youngstown doors
  •  Western Pacific 20801-20820
40' Miscellaneous Single Sheathed O/B Box Car - XM

Car # Manufacturer Miscellaneous  Built  Rebuilt  Modeler / Owner 
AT&SF 37026 ACCURAIL 8-196-39SLMI
AT&SF 36968 Accurail 7101 9-276-42JoeS/SLMI
AT&SF 135506 Accurail 4-314-31SLMI
AT&SF 142650 Intermountain 6-416-41TomG
B&O 957 Mantua --MikeW/SLMI
CB 20010 Red Caboose 19411941SLMI
CB&Q 16523 Accurail 4312 1922 1922GaryM
D&H 18263 Athearn 7-571-63GregP/SLMI
DMIR 3385 Accurail 44506 1923 1923GaryM
EELX 6003 Athearn --SLMI
MWR 1271 Sunshine 6-40-TomG
NP xxxx Accurail 7104 --JoeS/SLMI
SP 29637 Accurail 4314 --AlexM/SLMI
WP 16101 Athearn --SLMI
WP 26091 Accurail 4314 9-44-GaryM
WP 26112 Accurail 4314 1919-AlexM/SLMI
 Additional References & Notes:
  • USRA 40-foot Single Sheathed Boxcars," by Stephen M. Priest & Ted Culotta, Scale Rails December 2006
  • Accurail cars also have Fishbelly Center Sill with 1936 rebuild dates






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