lettering for NP’s 14500 and 20000 series boxcars with 8’-9” IH

Built between 1931 and 1932 in N.P.’s Brainerd, Montana shops, the road received 500 cars in the 14500-14999 series with a 40-ton capacity, and in 1932, 500

cars in the 20000-20499 series with trucks for a 50-ton capacity. Otherwise the cars were identical.

 

Paint & Lettering: Car painted NP freight car brown: TCP-193. (from paint chips for Dupont Dulux Brown, and Pillsbury Car Hide Brown). Post 1942 cars would

be repainted with the later standard boxcar lettering scheme. Lettering all white stencil paste.

 

Decal set designed and created at Protocraft Decals with artwork by Rick Leach

Printed by Microscale Industries

 

Urethane kit by Ultrascale #607