Varney USRA Composite Boxcar ~ SOUTHERN PACIFIC ~ Rd# SP 31560 - RARE

Description: In the May 1902 American Engineer and Railroad Journal, there was an article about the 100 steel truss 36 foot box cars being built for the Norfolk & Western, two years after steel framed gons (April 1900, AE&RJ) and a year after steel-framed hoppers (February 1901, same magazine). Seley's designs used channels for the diagonals. Several years later, Seley was working for the Rock Island, and in the June 1906 AE&RJ, there were plans of 40 foot box cars which had become standard for the Rock Island, while a similar design was described as standard on the Frisco. Both the N&W and Rock Island used the Howe truss pattern. A Howe truss is the norm for wood bridges, since it puts the diagonals in compression, as wood is much weaker in tension. However, steel is stronger in tension, so the use of a Howe truss was a throwback to wood car design. In a Howe truss, the diagonals point to the top of the door. Both of the Seley box cars were double-sheathed. The only clue that anything was out of the ordinary with these cars was that there would have been no fishbelly underframe. With the onset of World War I, the United States Railroad Administration (USRA) was faced with the possible shortage of raw materials to construct desperately needed rolling stock. In an effort to decrease construction time, provide a cost savings and simplify repair and parts supply, a group of seven standard freight car designs were created that could be built in large quantities. The Virginian RR did have composite hopper cars built but not any Boxcars under the USRA Rule. But the Virginian did however have two single-car classes of boxcar, that were unusual. Box car # VGN 61550 was an actual 40-ton wooden boxcar with steel ends and was class BX-13. The car was originally built for the Louisville & Nashville as L&N 11613 and was destroyed by fire in 1941 while on Virginian property. Virginian found itself in need of additional boxcars so they had it rebuilt in April 1942 again with wood sheathing and renumbered as 61550 and was still listed in the as being in use as late as 1956. Maybe you should get the loved-one in your life a gift of jewelry while you get your Railroad item. Use combined shipping and get them shipped for one price. To see all our listing, visit: Ika's Trains and Collectables Note #1: I will combine shipping for multiple items. Please purchase the items but do *NOT* pay. I will review and calculate shipping as close as to what I have to pay. I will then forward an invoice with the adjusted shipping. If you do pay ahead of this recalculation, I will refund the shipping difference as part of preparing the items for shipment. Note #2: I want you to be happy with your purchase & would appreciate you leaving positive feedback. In the event you are not, please contact me immediately before leaving feedback so we may resolve it. Thank you. Note #3: If not previously stated item(s) come from a smoke-free environment with cats. Note #4: This is a Grandma & Grandpa shop. We have a 4-business day shipping window (this means that if you pay for your order on a Friday, it may not get shipping until the following Thursday). We do combine shipping especially when we are asked about it. Note #5: If you live in Ohio, we may be willing to do a local pick up or delivery. Depending on where the pick-up is, there may be a small fee. The pick-up fee is always less than the shipping cost. Please contact us before you pay for your order so that we can correct the listing to allow for pick-up. If you want combined shipping, please purchase all your items in one order. If you purchase items in more than one order, send us a message so that we know about the additional items and box the orders together. (When items are bought in multiple orders, we do not always notice they were bought by the same person unless we are notified by the buyer.) We refund extra shipping charges when combined shipping is requested. If we ship items separately, we do not issue a shipping refund. For our international customers: YES!! we do combine shipping. The most economical way for you to buy multiple items from us is for you to send us a list of the items you want to buy. Do not purchase them as they are listed!! (This leads to higher than necessary fees & shipping.) Send us a complete list of all the items you want. Then we will cancel the listings for the items and turn them into a special listing just for you (We'll send you the listing named before making it active). It will have your full purchase with the correct shipping box size and weight. This saves you on the international fees & shipping.

Price: 19.06 USD

Location: London, Ohio

End Time: 2025-01-25T15:43:15.000Z

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