There were only three US outline freight cars, a box car, tank car and caboose, but variations of each. Base, roof, roofwalk, cupola, tank filler and doors changed over time, as did couplers (US and British issue).
Hornby Series USA PRR Box Car, US printing and British assembly, drop link couplings Note Hornby Lines printed bottom left of body and, bottom right, Made in USA overpainted, 1930 |
Hornby Series USA PRR Box Car, US printing and British assembly, drop link couplings Note Hornby Lines printed bottom of body without mention of where manufactured |
Hornby Series USA PRR Box Car, British issue, automatic couplers, black base, brown roof, black roofwak, printed door 1930-33 |
Hornby Series USA PRR Box Car, British issue, orange base, orange roof, green roofwak, printed door 1933-36 |
Hornby Series USA PRR Box Car, British issue, orange base, orange roof, green roofwak, printed door 1933-36 |
Hornby Series USA UTLX Tank Car, British issue, automatic couplers, black base, red tank dome, 1930-33 |
Hornby Series UTLX USA Tank Car, British issue, automatic couplers, black base, green tank dome, 1936-41 |
Hornby Series USA NYC Caboose, British issue, automatic couplers, black base, green cupola with orange roof, green railings, orange roof 1930-33 |
Hornby Series USA NYC Caboose, British issue, automatic couplers, black base, green cupola, green railings, red roof 1936-41 |
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