SP Hy-Cube 40' boxcar

Hi,

can anyone tell me until when we could see the Hy-Cube 40' boxcar rebuilt in 1965.

The sub-serie counts 659008 to 659047.


Here is a pic of the March 2007 released SP boxcars by MT in N scale. I need to know if I can operate it prototypically in my era : 1990-1997



Thanks
TM

 

My 7/79 ORER showed 26 on the roster for that date. Now you need someone with a newer ORER to reply.

 

As of 1-1994, they are not on SP's equipment roster. I never did see them during the time period mentioned.
Thom

 

Time

I'll check the newer ORERs and see what dates they ran...also Creative Services should have historical info on this car I can post.


Cheers

Joe
MTL

 

The SP Freight Car site has a page on this group of cars: http://www.railgoat.railfan.net/spcars/bynumber/box/sp659000-659052.htm

 

Run

Did a bit of digging and they were still active in 1985 but did not appear in our 1992 ORER. I think it's close enough for you to use.

Cheers

Joe
MTL

 

Thank you guys for your effort in digging datas (I spent almose one hour on google to find some infos but I didn't manage to get any pics or data) :

It helps me : I will then save some bucks for other purchases...

TM

 

The MT car is close enough that very few people would notice, especially in N scale. The Espee cars were rebuilt from older 40' boxcars for apliance service. There are quite a few differences, the most obvious would be the roof. The Espee cars had a diagonal panel roof vs. MT's Pullman Standard bow tie roof. Also the Espee cars had riveted 5 panel sides vs. welded 6 panel sides. The seams from Espee raising the roofs on these cars is also quite noticeable. Other differences include the ends and side sills, etc.... The Espee was never a big fan of Pullman Standard, which most of MT's products are based on.

All differences aside:teeth:

MT did a great job with the car itself. I've got a UP one:embarassed:

 

I'll definately need one of these to go with my two Bachman 40ft HyCubes in Cotton Belt.

 

Yes, Cotton Belt had these, too. They were 36000 to 36126 series. The first four (or so) were built in the shops and had different type side panels where a normal boxcar was modified. I think they were all cushion frames. Here are modified Bachmann cars, N scale. They are correct with the ribs, but the early cars were smooth side, I believe.

 

Too bad there was a problem with the paint on this MT car and thus a lot of dealers didn't get any.

 

I often go back and forth many years on I-10 between Lordsburg, NM to Yuma, AZ. Used to see them cut into mixed freights during that time period, usually weathered and beat to hell. Cheers.