2026 NASG Convention

The Prototype
In January of 1953 Grand Trunk Western purchased 250 new 40' type XM box cars. They were built by American Car & Foundry, lot #3755, road numbers 516000 through 516249. These cars had a capacity of 120,000lbs, a light weight of 45,100lbs, and a load limit of 123,900lbs. They were a taller car at 10'6" and held a volume of 3,898 cubic feet. All 516000-series cars were supplied with a specific "box car brown" paint and an eye-catching green maple leaf logo. After a corporate reorganization, many were slowly repainted to an altered brown with the later "squiggle" logo, and, subsequently, with the 1971 blue paint, still with the "squiggle" logo.

The Model
The models will be produced by American Models, a livery never done in S-scale before. The Convention Cars will be available with three road numbers. Numbers 516008 and 516182 are authentic numbers applied to actual cars, and for those who desire a commemorative car, #2026 is included. These are available to order with either hi-rail trucks and couplers or scale trucks and couplers. Much care has been taken to ensure prototype fidelity. The models match the 516000-series GTW cars in all aspects; doors, roof, sidewalls, and end stampings are correct copies of the prototypes. Considerable research data was compiled to create the original paint colors of the GTW originals. Even the trucks are replicated to match the equipped units.

Convention Car Purchase

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