Lettering for ACL’s as-delivered 1937 AAR boxcars - Type O-25

In December 1941 and January 1942, the ACL took delivery of 1,630 1937 AAR design boxcars as Class O-25, with an inside height of 9’-10”. Cars were

delivered as follows:

 

Series 20000-20799, 800 cars, American Car & Foundry, Lot #2301, delivered December 1941

Series 20800-21629, 830 cars, Pullman-Standard, Lot 5687, delivered January 1942

 

Paint & Lettering: Cars were painted ACF brown: TCP-924*, truck sideframes and underbody, black car cement. Lettering white stencil paste.

 

Decal set designed and created at Protocraft Decals.

 

Protocraft Model would be PC-3524 or 3526