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May 2nd, 2009

Many have asked what type of cars were equipped with National B type trucks. The answer is more than you ever realized. In recent years modelers in "O" are looking closer at freight cars and the trucks they rode on. Listed below with thanks to William Wolf and Phillip Marcus are but a few freight cars documented with references that were known to have National B trucks. Please write if you have additional information to add to this list.
National B Truck
Car Type RR Number Class/Kind Citation
Box AT&SF   Bx-34, Bx-37 STMFC website - Table
Box AT&SF 140793 Modified 1937 Book: Postwar Freight Car Fleet
Box CB&Q   Modified 1937 STMFC website - Table
Box CB&Q 21157 50' Single Door Boxcar STMFC message #7469 by Richard Hendrickson
Box CB&Q 48500 50' steel Auto box with end door 1940 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 8/41
Box CN   1937 boxcars STMFC website - Table
Box CN 485519 40' Steel box car 1940 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 5/44
Box DL&W 52831 1944 IDE boxcar Book: AC&F (Kaminsky)
Box Erie 78500-78999 1937 boxcars STMFC website - Table; STMFC message 15485 by Richard Hendrickson
Box Erie 80000 Modified 1937 Book: AC&F (Kaminsky)
Box Erie 82121 1944 IDE boxcar Book: AC&F (Kaminsky)
Box Erie 95010 40' Double Door Auto STMFC message #26793 by Bud Rindfleisch
Box FW&D 8346 Modified 1937 XM-32 box cars Book: Classic Freight Cars V7 (Maywald)
Box GTW   50' auto cars w/ end doors STMFC message #42860 by Tim O'Connor
Box GTW 573075 50' Single Door Boxcar Jay Williams photo - Jim Wolf collection
Box GTW 591399 50' steel Auto box with end door 1940 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 11/41
Box IC 17600-17999 Modified 1937 STMFC message #33399 by Richard Hendrickson
Box IC 18862 40' Steel box car 1940 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 2/39
Box KCS 20809 50' Steel auto box car 1937 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 11/35
Box KCS 20611 40'single sheathed auto box car 1937 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 2/34
Box KCS 20800-20809 50' double door auto cars Book: Pullman Standard Freight Cars 1900-1960 (Kaminski)
Box Monon 9001 - 9149 High Speed Merchandise scheme STMFC message #42552 by Mont Switzer
Box N&W 46146 B-1 round roof STMFC website - Ted Cullotta collection
Box N&W 48566 B-5 Virginia Tech - Norfolk & Western Collection (URN ns2900)
Box NP 27588 40' Steel box car 1940 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 4/42
Box PRR 70311 X31A LaRue photo - Jim Wolf collection
Box PRR 66915 X37B PRR photo - Rob's PRR website
Box T&P 40000-40999 1937 boxcars Book: RPCyc V.3: T&P 40061 photo
Cov. Hop. AC&Y   2-bay covered hopper Timken roller bearings - from AC&YHS publication
Cov. Hop. PRR 254969 H30 Charles Winter Photo - Jim Wolf collection
Cov. Hop. PRR 254548 H30 Charles Winter Photo - Jim Wolf collection
Cov. Hop. PRR 255122 H30 Paul Dunn/Burg Collection
Flat CN 66167 52' flat 1940 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 7/41
Gondola ASWX 1458 40'gondola 70 ton 1953 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 12/48
Gondola AT&SF   Ga-55 STMFC message #42860 by Tim O'Connor
Gondola ATSF 170974 65' Gondola 70 ton 1940 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 4/41
Gondola C&IM 7410 46' 70 ton 1940 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 9/37
Gondola CVRY 123 Cuyahoga Valley 40' 70t steel gon Book: The Magor Car Corp. (Kaminski)
Gondola CVRY 123 Steel 40' gondola 70 ton 1953 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 11/51
Gondola Erie 11150-11249 Mill Gons STMFC message #17581 by Chet French
Gondola KCS 29000 Steel welded hopper gon 1937 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 11/23
Gondola NSS 1200 Steel 40' gondola 1940 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 8/40
Gondola PRR 440627 G26 mill gon STMFC website - PRR gons - Hagley Museum photo
Gondola PRR 342600 G28 STMFC website - PRR gons - Hagley Museum photo
Gondola PRR 343432 G28a war emerg. PRR photo - Rob's PRR website
Gondola PRR 357854 G29 STMFC website - PRR gons - Hagley Museum photo
Gondola PRR 357854 46' G-30 70 ton 1940 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 5/41
Gondola T&NO 43015 Gon for Sulfur service 70 ton 1940 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 6/37
Gondola T&NO 43150 gon for sulfur service 70 ton 1953 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 5/47
Gondola WLE 45115 40' Gondola 1953 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 2/47
Gondola WP   52'6" Greenville gondolas STMFC message #42860 by Tim O'Connor
Hopper AT&SF 77127 offset ballast hopper Book: AC&F (Kaminsky)
Hopper ATSF 77127 Hart Hopper 70 ton 1940 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 7/44
Hopper C&IM 6300 offset 2H STMFC website - Klasing Handbrake photo - Gene Green
Hopper CB&Q 192008 Steel twin hopper 1940 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 12/36
Hopper CB&Q 221500 Composite triple hopper 70 ton 1940 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 5/44
Hopper CN 118481 offset 3H Book: Postwar Freight Car Fleet
Hopper Erie 29300 ribbed/welded sides 2H Book: AC&F (Kaminsky)
Hopper Erie 29300 Twin Hopper 1953 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 3/49
Hopper N&W 69500-69999 class HL N&W 69517: Virginia Tech - Norfolk & Western Collection (URN ns1942)
Hopper NP 70222 Steel twin hopper 1940 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 1/40
Hopper S&L 4044 Twin Hopper 1953 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 5/48
Hopper T&NO 4252 offset 3H Book: AC&F (Kaminsky)
Hopper T&NO 4252 Offset Triple Hopper 1953 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 8/46
Hopper T&P 9004 Steel twin hopper 1940 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 1/38
Hopper W&LE 62230 offset 2H Jay William collection photo
Hopper W&LE 62347 offset 2H Burg Collection photo
Reefer CRLX 5802 Cudahy Car Lines Book: Refrigerator Car Color Guide (Green)
Reefer CRLX 5733 Cudahy Car Lines Book: AC&F (Kaminsky)
Reefer IC 50300-50499 R-40-14 clones STMFC website - Table; STMFC message 26280 by Richard Hendrickson
Reefer MRX 5694 40' Wood Sheathed 1940 Car Builders Cyclopedia
Reefer SFRD 36069 Steel 40'reefer Rr29 1940 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 5/40
Reefer SFRD 37343 Steel 50' reefer Rr30 1940 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 6/40
Stock ACL 140449 40' stock car 1940 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 2/41
Stock ACL 140443 N-5 Book: Postwar Freight Car Fleet
Tank CDLX 929 4-dome wine service Book: Tank Cars by AC&F (Kaminsky)
Tank CDLX 373 6-dome wine service Book: Tank Cars by AC&F (Kaminsky)
Tank CGX 3819 lined acid tank car 1940 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 1/43
Tank DUPX 1599 1 dome insulated STMFC website - ACF photo
Tank GCX 5010 1 small dome STMFC website - ACF photo
Tank GCX 6447 5000 gal. General Chem. Corp. Book: The Magor Car Corp. (Kaminski)
Tank HBAX 107 Pickle Tank Car - 4 cylindrical tanks (Hirsch Brothers Co.) Book: Trackside Around Louisville (west) p.127
Tank HOKX 653 Hooker 5900 gallon insulated Book: Tank Cars by AC&F (Kaminsky)
Tank UP   O-50-6 class (12.5K gals.) STMFC message #11337 by Richard Hendrickson
Tank CGX 4502 8,000 gal Aluminum tank car 1940 Car Builders Cyclopedia built 2/42