11: This car represents one of more than 3200 box
cars of 1932 ARA standard design owned by Missouri
Pacific and subsidiaries (in this case, International-
Great Northern or I-GN). At the time these cars were
built, Missouri Pacific painted placard boards black.
The model is an Atlas ready-to-run car.
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By 1953, most of these cars remained in service and were a
prominent part of the Mopac gondola fleet. Though Mopac
rostered only 14% gondolas, compared to a national average
of 20%, these 45-foot cars nevertheless amounted to more
than a third of all Mopac gondolas in 1953. Combined with its
distinctive panel-side appearance, that makes it a significant
car, in my view.
My second choice is one of the ARA 1932 boxcars. Missouri
Pacific purchased the largest number of these cars of any
railroad, 3250 cars, and given the pivotal importance of this
car design in freight car history, it seemed an unavoidable
choice as a signature car for Mopac. As already mentioned for
the 1932 ARA design, the best and most complete source is
The American Railway Association Standard Box Car of 1932
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