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Car LV numbers Date & No. Built or acquired No. on roster Notes on Prototype Available models & modeling notes Prototype Photo References
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46		 Jan
53		 Jul
60		 Apr
64		 Oct
69		 Oct
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Box, 40 ft, 7' doors (XM) 1501-1999 1961-68
>250		 - - - -  98 250 67 Leased ex-BCK, built 3/53 by ACF. Wood lined. Renumbered from BCK 1500-1999.   1751 & 1900 (red): Bossler, p. 88
Box, 36'-6", wood side, steel underfrm, corrugated ends (XM) 4000-4199 1937-39
>172		 90 40 0 0  0 0 0 6 ft door, Murphy ends.
Renumbered from 81151-88201 series.		    
Box, 36 ft, wood side, steel underfrm, corrugated ends (XM) 4200-4397 1937-39
>87		 26 7 0 0 0 0 0 6 ft door, Murphy ends.
Renumbered from 81151-88201 series.		    
Box, 36'-6", wood side, steel underfrm, corrugated ends (XM) 4355 1937-39
1		 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 ft door, Murphy ends.
Renumbered from 81151-88201 series.		    
Box, 40 ft, wood side, steel underfrm, steel ends, stag doors (XAB) 4400-4424 1939
25		 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 Pullman built, double doors, 10'-6" opening.
Renumbered from 1312-1352.		    
Box, 40 ft, double doors, Z-bar (XM) 4684-4689 1960-64
>5		 - - - - 3
4685
4686
4689		 0 0 Rebuilt from 5000 series. Double doors, 12' opening. HO: Red Caboose 8521-3 & 4 might be better suited to model these cars than the ones they are actually numbered for (8020 & 8024).  
Box, 40 ft, double doors, Z-bar (XM) 4744 - - - 1 0 0 0 Double doors, 12' opening.    
Box, 40 ft, double doors, Z-bar (XM) 4775 - - - 1 0 0 0 Double doors, 12' opening.    
Box, 40 ft, double doors, Z-bar (XM) 4781 - - - 1 0 0 0 Double doors, 12' opening.    
Box, 40 ft, 6' doors, end door, Z-bar (XM) 4801-4810 1954
10		 - - - 10 2 0 0 Rebuilt from 6000-6009. 9'W x 9'-10"H end doors.    
Box, 40 ft, 6' doors, Z-bar (XM) 4811-4899 1953
>88		 - - - 86 33 0 0 Rebuilt from 5000 series. 18, 45, 50, 52, 55, 60, 63, 72 had 9'W x 9'-10"H end doors.    
Box, 40 ft staggered doors, Z-bar (XM) 4900-4918 1939
19		 19 18 18 18 2 0 0 All steel, 6 ft doors, rebuilt from 5700-5899 series    
Box, 40 ft auto, staggered doors, Z-bar (XA) 4919-4924 1939
6		 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 All steel, double 6 ft doors, end doors, rebuilt from 5900-5999 series    
Box, 40 ft steel, 6' doors, Z-bar (XM) 4925-4949 1951-52
25		 - - 25 25 12 1
4945		 0 Rebuilt from 5000 series.    
Box, 40 ft steel, 6' doors, Z-bar (XM) 4950-4999 1953
50		 - - - 47 25 0 0 Rebuilt from 5000 series.    
Box, 40 ft auto, staggered doors, Z-bar (XA) 5000-5699 1926-27
700		 510 509 505 490 490 8 0 AC&F built, all steel, 6' doors    
Box, 40 ft auto, staggered doors, Z-bar (XM) 5551, 5616 in above series 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 AC&F built, all steel, 6 ft doors    
Box, 40 ft auto, staggered doors, Z-bar (XAR) 5700-5899 1929
200		 44 20 0 0 0 0 0 AC&F built, all steel, double 6 ft doors, 2 auto loading racks    
Box, 40 ft auto, staggered doors, Z-bar (XAR) 5900-5999 1929
100		 71 71 1 0 0 0 0 AC&F built, all steel, double 6 ft doors, end doors, 2 auto loading racks added to 90 in this series, 1934-37    
Box, 40 ft auto, staggered doors, Z-bar (XA) 6000-6009 1934-37
10		 10 10 10 0 0 0 0

 

 All steel, double 6 ft doors, end doors. Taken from series 5900-5999 when others got racks    
Box, 40 ft auto, staggered doors, Z-bar (XAR) 6010-6069 1934-37
60		 60 46 0 0 0 0 0 All steel, double 6 ft doors, 2 auto loading racks. Renumbered from 5000-5699 series when racks installed.    
Box, 40 ft auto, staggered doors, Z-bar (XAR) 6070-6119
(except numbers immediately below)		 1940-41
37		 37 23 1 0 0 0 0 All steel, double 6 ft doors, 2 auto loading racks. Renumbered from 5700-5899 series when racks installed.    
Box, 40 ft auto, staggered doors, Z-bar (XAR) 6071, 6076, 6078, 6079, 6083, 6084, 6094, 6096, 6099, 6100, 6104, 6119 1940-41
13		 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 All steel, double 6 ft doors, 2 auto loading racks. Renumbered from 5900-5999 series when racks installed.    
Box, 40 ft auto, staggered doors, Z-bar (XAR) 6200-6299 1940-41
100		 100 99 97 0 0 0 0 All steel, double 6 ft doors, auto loading racks. Rebuilt with raised roof (10'-6" IH) from 5700-5899 series.    
Box, 40 ft auto, staggered doors, Z-bar (XAR) 6300-6440 1946-47
>139		 - 51 111 1
6346		 0 0 0 All steel, double 6 ft doors, 10'-6" IH, auto loading racks. Rebuilt with raised roof  from 5700-5899 & 6010-6119 series. Some in series differ slightly in exterior dimensions.    
Box, 40 ft auto, staggered doors, Z-bar (XAR) 7000-7099 1934-37
100		 99 73 0 0 0 0 0 All steel, double 6 ft doors, 1 auto loading rack. Renumbered from 5000-5699 series when racks installed.    
Box, 40 ft auto, staggered doors, Z-bar (XAR) 7000-7099 in above series - 26 74 0 0 0 0 All steel, double 6 ft doors, 10'-6" IH, 1 auto loading rack. Renumbered from 5000-5699 series when racks installed, roof raised.    
Box, 40 ft auto parts,  staggered doors, Z-bar (XAP -1937, XM-1946, XML 1964) 8000-8024 ~1937
25		 23 23
 23
8002
-8024		 22
8002
-8024		 1
8010		 0 0 All steel, perforated lining for auto parts, modified from 5000-5699. 1-1/2 corrugated doors, 10' opening, 6-5-5 inverse corrugated ends, Murphy steel roofs w/o panels.  HO: Red Caboose 8521-3 (8020), 8521-4 (8024) are incorrect for this car, and Bowser's 3-1503 (8015) is totally wrong - it's a 50 ft car!  
Box, 40 ft (auto parts) (XML) 8025-8055 1948-53
31		 - - 28 31 27 5 0 Rebuilt from series 7000-7099    
Note: 8056-8059 are 50 ft cars.
Box, 40 ft (auto parts) (XL) 8060 1958
1		 - - - 1 1 1 1 Rebuilt from series 62000-62499 in 1958
DF loaders		    
Box, 40 ft, auto parts (XL) 8100-8111 1960
>11		 - - - - 11 11 4 DF-2 loaders (8101 had Sparton SEL loaders)    
Box, 40 ft (XM) 22931, 23195 1966
2		 - - - - - 2 0 Leased, ex-PRR X29D    
Box, 40 ft, steel, wood sheathed, Z-bar (XM) 60000-60499 1927
500		 499 496 493 467 5 0 0 AC&F built, 6 ft door, double sheathed, Hutchins peaked roof HO: Sunshine Models 37.10  
Box, 40 ft, all steel, wood lined (XM) 61000-61299 1941
300		 300 299 298 292 281 0 0 Pressed Steel built, 6 ft door, Duryea underframe    
Box, 40 ft, all steel, wood lined, roof hatches & internal bulkheads (LC) 61109, 61111, 61134, 61141, 61190, 61234 part of above series - - - - 6 0 0 As above, but modified with roof hatches and internal bulkheads for bulk feed service.    
Box, 40 ft, all steel, wood lined (XM) 61300-61899 1941-42
600		 600 598 596 585 574 0 0 Pressed Steel built, 6 ft door, conventional underframe HO: Red Caboose 8021  
Box, 40 ft, all steel, wood lined (XM) 61595 part of above series - - 1 1 0 0 0 Modified with nailable steel floor.    
Box, 40 ft, all steel, wood lined, roof hatches & internal bulkheads (LC) 61447, 61489, 61497, 61524, 61617, 61639, 61666, 61681, 61798 part of above series - - - - 9 0 0 As above, but modified with roof hatches and internal bulkheads for bulk feed service.    
Box, 40 ft PS-1, 7 ft Superior doors (XM)
(62082 -  XMP)		 62000-62499 1947-48
500		 - - 498 490 473 14 7 First PS-1s built.  Welded sides, 7 ft door. Most were rebuilt & renumbered in 60s & 70s. Wood lined. 62082 equipped with roof hatches & floor chutes for rock salt service. HO: Intermountain 4094, 4095 (undec); Kadee 4801 (decorated as BCK, would need to be repainted); Branchline 13401 (62082, white: but doors are wrong)
HO Decals : Champ HN-71 plus HD-2 (red scheme)		 62000 (red): RMJ 11/93 p. 26.
62082 (white): Bossler, p. 92.
Box, 40 ft PS-1, 7 ft Superior doors (XM) 62500-62999 1950
500		 - - 499 487 482 404 322 Welded sides, 7 ft door. Wood lined HO: Intermountain 4094, 4095 (undec); Kadee 4801 (decorated as BCK, would need to be repainted);
Accurail 3410 (62545, white; but doors are wrong);
BevBel 864-4, 5
(62539, 62557, white; these are not PS-1s, and road numbers are fictitious for this scheme);
English 3-1016
(62609, red).
HO Decals : Champ HN-71 plus HD-2 (red scheme); Herald King B-850 (white scheme).		 62545 (white): MRG 7/86, p.22; RMJ 6/93, p.19.
62638 (red): MRG 1/89, p.13
62665 (red): FD&S 2/1, p. 22
62738 (red): RMJ 11/93, p. 28.
62845 (red): RMJ 1/94 p. 47
62990 (red): Bossler, p. 93. 
Box, 40 ft (XM) 63000-63999 1950
1000		 - - 997 991 979 954 365 Built by Bethlehem to AAR design. 7 ft doors. Wood lined HO: Branchline 1606 (63542, red)
C&BT 010213 (63679, red)
N: deLuxe innovatons 14080 (6 #'s, red)		 63380 (red): Bossler, p. 92. 63838 (red): Yanosey (1989), p. 71
Box, 40 ft (Paper) (XP) in above 63000 series: 055, 080, 243, 257, 281, 290, 311, 342, 346, 371, 376, 380, 388, 426, 520, 524, 583, 597, 631, 647, 648, 657, 680, 761, 768, 811, 850, 855, 869, 892, 907, 989   - - - - - - 32 Wood lined, Imron clear urethane coating    
Box, 40 ft, roof hatches (Bulk feed) (LC) 64000-64017 1964-66
>14		 - - - - - 14 7 Rebuilt from 61000 series.
Wood lined, wooden bulkheads		    
Box, 40 ft (Meat scrap) (XP) 64018-64023 1970-71
6		 - - - - - - 3 Rebuilt from 61000 series. Wood lined    
Box, 40 ft (XM) 64050 1965
1		 - - - - - - 0 Rebuilt from 61000 series    
Box, 40 ft (XM) 64100 1966
1		 - - - - - 1 1 Rebuilt from 62000-62499 series. Wood lined    
Box, 40 ft, roof hatches (Spent grain) (LC) 64110-64115 1967
6		 - - - - - 6 5 Rebuilt at Sayre from 62000-62499 series. Wood lined    
Box, 40 ft PS-1(XM) welded sides 65000-65069 1969
70		 - - - - - - 123 (total 65000 -65124 series) Leased from USRE, rebuilt from 62500-62999 See the Modeling Page on LV's green USRE leased 40 ft rebuilds.
HO Decals: Herald King B853 or Microscale 87-261		 65053 (green): FD&S 2/1, p. 22. 65063 (green): Bossler, p. 94.
Box, 40 ft PS-1(XM) welded sides 65070-65124 1973
55		 - - - - - - 123 (total 65000 -65124 series) Leased from USRE, rebuilt from 62500-62999 See the Modeling Page on LV's green USRE leased 40 ft rebuilds.
HO Decals: Herald King B853 or Microscale 87-261		 65077 (green): MRG 1/89, p. 13
65100 (green): RMC 8/81 p.73. 
65110 (green): Bossler, p. 94.
RMC 8/81.
Box, 40 ft PS-1(XM) welded sides 65400-65499 1972
100		 - - - - - - 100 Rebuilt from NH 2000-23406 series. Leased from USRE. Wood lined See the Modeling Page on LV's green USRE leased 40 ft rebuilds.
HO Decals: Herald King B853 or Microscale 87-261		 65444 (green): MRG 2/87, p.47.
Box, 40 ft AAR (XM) riveted sides 66000-66179 1969
180		 - - - - - - 519 (total 66000 -66524 series) Leased from USRE. Rebuilt from 63000-63999 series. See the Modeling Page on LV's green USRE leased 40 ft rebuilds.
HO Decals: Herald King B853 or Microscale 87-261		 66030 (green): Yanosey (1989) p. 86. 66065 (green): Bossler, p. 95. 66117 (green): Yanosey (1989), p. 55.
Box, 40 ft AAR (XM) riveted sides 66180-66379 1972
200		 - - - - - - 519 (total 66000 -66524 series) Leased from USRE. Rebuilt from 63000-63999 series. See the Modeling Page on LV's green USRE leased 40 ft rebuilds.
HO Decals: Herald King B853 or Microscale 87-261		 66211 (green): RMC 8/81, p.73.
Box, 40 ft AAR (XM) riveted sides 66380-66524 1973
145		 - - - - - - 519 (total 66000 -66524 series) Leased from USRE. Rebuilt from 63000-63999 series. See the Modeling Page on LV's green USRE leased 40 ft rebuilds.
HO Decals: Herald King B853 or Microscale 87-261		 66392 (green): RMJ 7/90, p.43
66450 (green): CFC Vol. 7, p.33
66612 (green): Bossler, p. 95
Box, 40 ft wood, steel underframe, single sheathed (XM) 70000-70039 1936-41
40		 40 39 2 0 0 0 0 Standard Steel built, 6 ft doors, rebuilt from 90500-90539 series    
Box, 40 ft wood, steel underframe, steel ends (XM) 75000-75059 1935
60		 60 60 59 12 2 0 0 LVRR built, 6 ft doors opening to left, Duryea underframe, Murphy ends HO: West Shore Line 9280-9290 and Funaro & Camerlengo 6680-6683 resin kits depict the development of this car.  
Box, 40 ft wood, steel underframe, steel ends (XM) 75060-76349 1935-36
1290		 1287 1284 1266 186 32 0 0 LVRR built, 6 ft doors opening to left, Duryea underframe, Murphy ends HO: West Shore Line 9280-9290 and Funaro & Camerlengo 6680-6683 resin kits depict the development of this car. 75073 & 76303 (red): Bossler, p. 96
76233: MM 1/86 p.33
75653: RMC 3/00 p.80 (photo & dwgs)
Box, 40 ft wood, steel underframe, steel ends (XM) 77000-77025 1955-58
26		 - - - 26 0 0 0 Renumbered from above series. Differences, if any, unknown. HO: West Shore Line 9280-9290 and Funaro & Camerlengo 6680-6683 resin kits depict the development of this car.  
Box, 40 ft wood, steel underframe, steel ends (XM) 78000-78999 1934 767 780 74 0 0 0 0 LVRR built, 6 ft doors, Duryea underframe, rebuilt from 8000-8499 HO: Funaro & Camerlengo 6684-6689 resin kits depict the development of this car.  
Box, 40 ft wood, steel underframe, steel ends (XM) 79000-79499 1933-34
>460		 459 457 36 0 0 0 0 LVRR built, 6 ft doors, Duryea underframe, rebuilt from 9000-9499    
Box, 36'-6" wood, steel underframe, corrugated ends (XM) 81151-84158 1905-07
2863		 13 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 ft doors. Most in this series rebuilt with Murphy ends.
84117 had 36'-0" IL in 1942.		    
Box, 36'-6" wood, steel underframe, corrugated ends (XM) 84301-87201 1907-10
2774		 15 7 2 0 0 0 0 6 ft doors. Most in this series rebuilt with Murphy ends    
Box, 36 ft wood, steel underframe, corrugated ends (XM) 87202-88201 1913
1000		 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 Pullman built. 6 ft doors. Most in this series rebuilt with Murphy ends. 87498 had 36'-6" IL in 1953.    
Box, 40 ft, roof hatches (Locomotive dry sand, company use) (XP) 99355-99364 - - - - 6 1
99364		 1
99364		 8' 3" IH, steel underframe, steel ends, wood sides.    
Box, 40 ft, roof hatches (Locomotive dry sand, company use) (XP) 99365-99368 - - - - 4 1
99367		 1
99367		 8' IH, steel underframe, steel ends, wood sides.    
Box, 40 ft, roof hatches (Locomotive dry sand, company use) (XP) 99369-99378 - - - - - 10 9 10' IH    
Box Cars, 50 ft
Box, 50 ft, plug doors (RBL) 7000-7002 1964
3		 - - - - - 3 3 Rebuilt from 8600-8699 series.    
Box, 50 ft , cushion underfr, plug doors (RBL) 7050-7053 1965
4		 - - - - - 4 0 Leased in 1963 as NIRX 41000-41003, renumbered to LV series 7050-7053 in 1965. On LVRR roster less than 6 years.
Insulated, Aeroquip load restrainer nylon belts & wall clips, 46 wooden pallets 		 HO: Accurail 5800 (undec) 50' welded plug door boxcar is closest.
Athearn 1329 (undec) 50' plug door box car similar, but lacks ladders on both ends.
Herald King B-850 may be usable.		 7050 (white): Bossler, p.88
Box, 50 ft , cushion underfr, plug doors (RBL) 7100-7139 1965
40		 - - - - - 40 39 PRR built X58.
Insulated, 2 Equipco load dividers, adjustable side wall fillers 		HO: See comments on the White Boxcars page. 7112 (white): FD&S 10/ 4, p. 12
7113: Greg Dickinson photo on Elwood web site.
Box, 50 ft, cush underfr, plug doors (RBL) 7140-7189 1969
50		 - - - - - 50 50 insulated, 2 Evans load dividers, adjustable side wall fillers HO: Athearn 1336 (undec) with Herald King B-851 decals (OOP) 7152 (green): FD&S 10/4,p.13
7156 (green): Bossler, p. 89
Box, 50 ft auto (XML) 8056-8058 1955
3		 - - - 3 3 3 0 Rebuilt from 8500-8599 series w/o end doors, and only one 7'-6" side door, equipped w. DF loaders. HO: Could probably be kitbashed from Proto 2000 50 ft automobile boxcar w/o end doors, by blanking off one side door.   
Box, 50 ft (XML) 8059 1960
1		 - - - - 1 1 0 Rebuilt  from 8570 w/o end doors, and only one 7'-6" side door, equipped w. DF loaders. HO: Could probably be kitbashed from Proto 2000 50 ft automobile boxcar w/o end doors, by blanking off one side door.   
Note: 8060 is a 40 ft car.
Box, 50 ft (auto parts) (XL) 8061, 8062 1960
2		 - - - - 2 2 2 Converted from series 8600-8699, with DF-2 loaders added for auto parts use.  HO: Branchline Trains 50 ft AAR boxcar, single door, with Herald King B-854 decals (OOP) 8062 (red): Bossler, p. 89
Box, 50 ft, Z-bar (auto parts) (XAP) 8075-8099 1954
25		 - - - 25 25 24 1
8095		 From 8500-8599 series w/o end doors, and only one 7' side door. Perforated steel side wall lining, crossbars HO: Could probably be kitbashed from Proto 2000 50 ft automobile boxcar w/o end doors, by blanking off one side door.   
Box, 50 ft, cush underfr, plug doors, (parts loading) (XL) 8200-8259  12/65
60		 - - - - - 59 56 PRR built X58B.
DF loaders 		 HO: See comments on the White Boxcars page. 8202 (white): FD&S 10/4,p.12
8208 (white): Bossler, p. 90. 8231 (white): FD&S 2/1, p. 22.
Box, 50 ft, cush underfr, plug doors (XL) 8300-8399 1968-69
100		 - - - - - 100 96 X65
2 Evans load dividers		 HO: There is no current accurate model of an X65, but Modeler's Choice may release one.  Rail Runner/Athearn 279 (8319), 279-1 (8364), or Athearn 1336 (undec)  with Herald King B-851 decals (OOP) are reasonable stand-ins. 8300 & 8325 (green): Bossler, p. 90. 
8326 (green): FD&S 2/1, p. 22. 8389 (green): Bednar, p. 4.
8393 (green): FD&S 10/4, p.13.
Box, 50 ft, stagg doors, Z bar, end doors (XAF-1946, XM-1974) 8500-8599 1942
100		 100 100 97 68 66 63 6 AC&F built. Double side doors w. 15' x 9'-7"  opening, A-end doors w. 9'-2" x 10'2" opening.
7 cars in this series equipped w. DF loaders in late 1950s.		 HO: Proto 2000 50 ft automobile boxcar with end doors.
1999 release in as-delivered scheme: LV 8505, 8516, 8534, 8543, 8577, 8582.
2001 release in 1950 scheme: LV 8504, 8524, 8542, 8548 (kits); 8553, 8562, 8571 (built up).
Need to notch sill per P2K instructions. 		 8505: RMJ 9/96 p.50.
8507 & 8558 (red): Bossler, p. 91
Box, 50 ft (XM) 8600-8699 1956
100		 - - - 99 97 92 78 Built by ACF
Wood lined with 8 ft improved Youngstown doors, diagonal panel roof, Morton running board & brake step.
8600-8649 had Ajax hand brakes, 8650-8699 had National (Union) hand brakes.		 HO: Branchline 1004 (8605, 8616, 8623: 1956 red scheme).
Branchline/Athearn 10600 (8602, red)
Decals: Champ HB-305 or Accu-Cal 5811 (original red scheme). Herald King B-854 (1972 red repaint).		 8600 (red): RMJ 11/98 p. 23.
8606 (red): RMJ 6/90 p. 24.
8614 & 8671 (red repaint): Bossler, p. 91-92.
Box, 50 ft,  (XM) 8700 1964-65
1		 - - - - -  1