B7a & BS class box cars

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Fred,

Unfortunately for N&W modelers, the freight equipment was mostly designed by 
N&W and built by outside contractors, i.e. Greenville, or at Roanoke Shops.

N&W received 800 USRA single sheathed boxcars during WWI; the war emergency 
H-4 triple bay hoppers were supposedly based upon an ACF design, although 
none of N&W's version were built by ACF.  It is not until the 1950s with the 
purchase of PS-1 boxcars and PS-2 covered hoppers that N&W began to acquire 
"assembly line" rolling stock.

N&W did not own any of the ARA or AAR boxcar designs.

So there is really nothing, at the moment, that you could use.  If I recall 
correctly, the B-7a had a radial roof.  The BS class went through various 
modifications, i.e. BSa and BSb.

You may be able to finds ends available, but for the most part, at this 
time, you'd have to scratchbuild the cars.

Jim Brewer
Glenwood MD
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> Just incase folks missed my earlier post. I want to model some N&W class

> B7a's and BS class box cars. They are both 40ft cars. In HO scale. What

> would be a good starting point to do this? Red Caboose's AAR box cars?? I

> would appreciate any help in this project.

> Thanks,

> Fred Mullins

> modeling the Atlantic & Danville

> remember "For Service See......the A&D!"

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