Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon)
Road #C.I.L. 778
40' Standard Box Car, Single Door
Part #MTL-20536 N Scale Supply Price:
New Release Date: March 2000

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Built December of 1952 by Pullman-Standard, this 40' standard box car with single door is from Lot #8060, a 251 car fleet. Painted box car red and lettered in white, the logo symbolizes a variety of elements: the circle is a car wheel and the horizontal line represents a rail. The 'M' symbolizes two teepees with an arrow head above. Monon is an Indian word meaning “Swift Running."
Prior to WWII, Pullman-Standard Manufacturing Company tried a variety of designs for the 40-foot box car. The first PS-1 was delivered November of 1947. The PS-1 box car accomplished the major goal for the company which was to have a lightweight design making extensive use of arc welding as the primary construction technique. The PS-1 box car was the easiest of all to keep rolling and earning revenue because the required parts for major overhauls were furnished by Pullman-Standard in the form of fabricated sectors. The PS-1 design was in service beginning in 1947 and still around in the late 80s.

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