SSW “B-70-42 Repaint 1984+” Gunderson 6089 50′ High Cube Boxcar

• Product: Gunderson 6089 50′ High Cube Boxcar
• Scale: HO Scale 1:87.1
• Truck: Tangent 70-ton “Birdsboro foundry” Barber S-2 trucks with prototype-specific rotating bearing caps and separate brake beam part 
• Wheels: CNC-Machined 33″ Wheels

St. Louis Southwestern (SSW) “Cotton Belt” B-70-42 Repaint 1984+ offers an accurate 1980s era repainted scheme.  In 1984, the SP/SSW was busy renumbering some of the SSW’s B-70-42 boxcars into the 59000 series.  Their new paint jobs stood out with a smaller but distinctive yellow “CUSHION-CAR” graphic on the left with the familiar “COTTON BELT” bold graphics to the right.  Sharp-eyed fans will note the sans-serif reporting marks and data – this is accurate for this era of SSW B-70-42 repaints.  This Cotton Belt repaint scheme features Morton crossover platforms, an Ajax handbrake and separately installed body-brake style truck brake beams.  We’ve also applied the “3^rd Arm” door hardware along the top door tracks to match the prototype.  The accurate black 70-ton “Birdsboro foundry” Barber S-2 trucks have rotating “Timken” roller bearing caps.