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11: Scratchbuilt model of boxcar 443 on display at the
National Narrow Gauge Convention in Hickory, North
Carolina.
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with him before ordering. His address is David Hoffman, 8682
U.S. Hwy 61 North, Woodville, MS 39669.
I obtained kits from both producers and built both. What follows
is a description of each car and illustrates how much the hobby
of model railroading has changed in the last 20 years. Each kit
does have errors, but given the current amount of information
that has come to light in recent years, those are easily corrected.
The 32’ and 36’ dimension was not taken from the actual size of
the car, but represents the inside usable space. The 1936 roster
shows a total of 38 boxcars. This did not take into account the 10
cars that were on the Linville River roster. These cars made up
approximately 21% of the ET fleet, while boxcars made up half
of the Linville River fleet. It would not be until 1947 that the two
fleets would be combined.
MRH-Feb 2013
