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SCL -Family Lines. Seaboard Coast Line inherited these cars from both Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line in their 1967 merger. In 1975, a portion of the combined fleet received heavy service at SCL’s Tampa shops and emerged in The Family Lines paint scheme. The Family Lines encompassed SCL, Louisville & Nashville, Clinchfield, Georgia, Atlanta & West Point and Western Railway of Alabama. SCL had stock control of L&N. SCL and L&N jointly owned Clinchfield and jointly controlled Georgia Railroad. Georgia controlled A&WP and WoA. The latter two were together called “West Point Route.” All were folded into Seaboard System in 1983. 73241 single car $21.79; 73242 2-Pack $43.58.
Coal hauling giant Chesapeake & Ohio received 1,000 of these cars from General American in 1949. They were one of the earliest groups of cars to be equipped with roller bearing trucks and received a prominant white band on the side to remind crews of this fact. In those days, cars with friction bearing trucks were frequently spotted and left without setting the handbrakes. Doing that with roller bearing equipped cars would be inviting disaster. 73251 single car $21.79; 73252 2-Pack $43.58.
Detroit Toledo & Ironton picked up 320 of these 14-Panel Rib Side hoppers from Greenville Steel Car between 1959 and 1960. DT&I linked Detroit with the Ohio River at Ironton, Ohio. This put DT&I in position to move coal from river barges to heavy industry in northern Ohio and Michigan as well as other midwestern points via connections. This roadname will be available in 12 road numbers. 14121 single car $21.79; 14123 3-Pack $65.37.
Great Northern picked up a number of these 14- Panel 70 ton rib side hopper cars second hand from Detroit Toledo & Ironton (by way of US Railway Equipment.) GN already rostered 400 very similar hoppers built by Pullman Standard. This roadname will be available in 12 road umbers. 14111 single car $21.79; 14113 3-Pack $65.37.
