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16
16: An early Funaro and Camerlengo steel East Broad
Top steel boxcar with the Clinch River herald. I letter
the cars for my railroad but they are numbered for the
prototype.
built-up bolster, the Hoffman Simplex trucks were used for
the car.
Scratchbuilding boxcars
In the process of developing my Tweetsie fleet of boxcars, I dis-
covered two unique cars. They are cars 430 and 443, one of each
size car. What makes them unique is that they are covered in
galvanized metal that Tweetsie applied to them on the sides and
ends. For years there has been a discussion about the metal used
on these cars, and many thought that it might be aluminum.
Recent research on the cost of aluminum at the time of this con-
version suggests otherwise.
The methods I am using to build these and other freight cars can
be used in any scale. So if you have a unique car that you want to
build, or there are none produced for your favorite railroad, then
feel free to try them.
MRH-Feb 2013
