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Extra Data for Kit 12.0
Soo Line AAR Modified Design
50-foot Steel Auto Boxcars

Although designated as automobile cars, the
centered 12’-6” door openings were preferred for paper loading from Wisconsin
mills, the service for which they were originally purchased.

Number series for these cars were:
Soo 76000-76198 (even), 100 cars, built 9-40, Lot 5632
WC 175700-175898 (even), 100 cars, built 9-40, Lot 5646
Soo 76200-76398 (even), 100 cars, built 2-42, Lot 5689
WC 175900-176498 (even), 300 cars, built 2-42, Lot 5689
Prototype photo for Kit 12.0
Soo 76028 - Pullman-Standard photo, Soo Line
Historical and Technical
Society Archives collection
Soo 76218 - Bob's Photo, negative T0170
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Resin Car Works would like to thank the following rail historians and modelers for their high quality work. Without their efforts, these kits would not have been produced.
Tom Madden - casting work
Ken Soroos – decal artwork, car history, and kit instruction
Frank Hodina - masters, kit instructions and model photos
These files are intended to help you build our models.
Kit 12.0 instructions Part 1 (10 MB PDF file)
Kit 12.0 instructions Part 2 (7 MB PDF file)
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