UP stock car prototype?

Kenneth L. Anthony Feb 17, 2014

  1. Kenneth L. Anthony

    Kenneth L. Anthony TrainBoard Member

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    I just bought a “new” N scale stock car, one I have never seen “in the flesh” (or in the plastic). An Arnold Rapido catalog #0482 stock car painted and lettered for UP #4082. I have only seen this car in the 1971 Arnold catalog and never expected to find one in a shop. Sold for $2 new in 1971 and I got it for $4.99 used. The roofwalk is loose, it is missing stirrups (the catalog shows small molded-on stirrups). As for the original car, it has huge gaping holes in the end for the huge gaping couplers, and it is almost impossible to replace the trucks with MTL trucks and couplers on the original underbody. I may replace the underbody so I can replace the trucks and couplers.
    But the car has some interesting features. Simulated wood ends, drover’s access door high on one end, upper level sliding doors halfway down the length of the sides. An interesting car which will require a fair amount of work. It is lettered for Union Pacific, it appears to be an old car, perhaps from 1900-1920 and the UP has been around forever. Any UP expert know whether UP had an prototype stock cars like this and where I might find pictorial documentation?
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  2. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

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    Steve Sandifer's stock car page on the ATSF Historical Society sight gives this description that sounds like it "Revell/Rapido had a decent model of the St. Louis & Iron Mountain (???) car that was once an Ambriod kit. It had the curious offset from center door. The underframe is typical Rapido crude but Ultimate N Scale offers a resin conversion to upgrade the car."

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  3. Kenneth L. Anthony

    Kenneth L. Anthony TrainBoard Member

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    Thanks Russell Straw. That gives me a good direction. I suspected that since Arnold Rapido offered the car in 3 roadnames, UP, MP and Iron Mountain- with two of three having MoPac heritage, that it was something MoPac or Iron Mtn or both.
    I believe I have an Ultimate N Scale conversion underbody left to use.
    Thanks again.
     

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