lettering for T&NO’s B-50-25/28 series 54850-61249. a Rick Leach decal set

With the materials restrictions lifted at the end of the war, the SP ordered 17,500 new 1937 AAR design boxcars, again with 10’-0“ IH dimensions. This resulted in 5,100 new cars added to the T&NO eet by mid-1951. Cars were delivered in Class as follows:
 

Series 54850-55199, 350 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5838 - delivered August 1946 as Class B-50-25 - 6‘ Youngstown doors

Series 55200-55449, 250 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5872 - delivered November 1947, as Class B-50-25 - 6’ Youngstown doors

Series 55450-55699, 250 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5872 - delivered December 1947, as Class B-50-25 - 6’ 7-Panel Superior doors

Series 55700-55949, 250 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5892 - delivered December 1947, as Class B-50-26 - 6’ Youngstown doors

Series 55950-56449, 500 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5892 - delivered February 1948, as Class B-50-26 -6’ 7-Panel Superior doors

Series 56450-57199, 750 cars, American Car & Foundry, Lot 3228 - delivered August 1948, as Class B-50-26 - 6’ Youngstown doors

Series 58500-59249, 750 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5924 - delivered November 1948, as Class B-50-27 - 6’ Youngstown doors

Series 59250-59749, 500 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5924 - delivered November 1948, as Class B-50-27 - 6’ 7-Panel Superior doors

Series 59750 1 car, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5967 - delivered September 1950, as Class B-50-28 - 6’ Youngstown doors

Series 59751-60249, 499 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5967 - delivered September 1950, as Class B-50-28 - 6’ 7-Panel Superior doors

Series 60250-61249,1,000 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 8001 - delivered June 1951, as Class B-50-28 - 7’ Youngstown doors
 

In 1956 these cars were renumbered to 126420-131364 Series - see Tony Thompson’s SP Freight Cars, Vol 4, page 283
 

Paint & Lettering: Car body and trucks (wheels unpainted) all SP boxcar brown: TCP-922 for 1936-1937; and TCP-923 for cars painted 1940-1959 - both SP and T&NO. Black underbody until 1945, then boxcar brown. Lettering white stencil paste with black medallion background with T&NO reporting marks until 1946. The use of the spelled out SOUTHERN PACIFIC was applied after 1946, but without the 1” line above it as it did with SP cars. For a more comprehensive study of these cars refer to the excellent volumes on SP freight cars by Anthony Thompson, Vol 4, Chapter 11.