*2900 USRA 40' STEEL_BOX CAR, NYC } M.C. CCC&StL B&A P&E NOR *2951 USRA STEEL_BOX DRDNT. END NYC Price: $0.00 Shipping: $0.00 Part Number: 2951 ERAS: 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s MODELS: USRA design adapted by NYC, dreanaught end added 1927; ran into '60's. ROADS: NYC OUT OF PRODUCTION The United States Railway Administration confiscated the railroads in December 1917. It produced standard freight car designs to ease the freight car shortage. The steel box car design was never built but NYC used the design throughout the 1920`s as their basic design. 21,000 cars were built for NYC and subsidiaries between 1922-28 with evolving design changes built in. In 1927-28 NYC received its only cars from MDT shops, 1,000 cars with early dreadnaught ends. This was the final design change on the cars. They were renumbered in 1942 and ran into the late 1960`s. Our kit contains the proper dreadnaught ends and slightly revised doors plus decals to cover the life of the car. One piece car body casting. WESTERFIELD 53 RIVER LANE CROSSVILLE, TN 38555 Telephone: 931-484-7233 Fax: 931-484-7233 E-Mail: westerfield@charter.net