| Built from 1949 until 1952. 9 and a quarter inch long operating box car, orange painted body with black heat-stamped lettering, car numbered "63132", AT&SF (Santa Fe) logo on left and technical data on right, brake wheel, operating plunger mechanism with rubberized man, and staple-end trucks with magnetic couplers. 1949 production had brown painted metal doors, frame with metal ladders on four corners (part of the frame stamping, not separately applied). 1950 production had chemically blackened metal doors with ladders. 1951 production had metal doors retained, but ladders eliminated. 1952 production had black plastic doors and no ladders. A very rare variation exists which is tan in color, usually used for the X3464 NYC (it has white heat-stamped letters). |
