and with a Fire Plug Red heart background. Roofs were coated
with black car cement. The cars were classed as B-8, following
the B-7 single-door turtleback cars in series 19000-19499.
Pullman nomenclature regarded SAL 19500-19699 as “Victory”
cars. The Victory designs were created by the AAR in 1944 in
response to the War Production Board’s permission to resume
all-steel freight car construction during World War II. The War
Production Board originally ordered that Seaboard 19500-
19699 were to be delivered as “war emergency” cars with
steel roofs, ends, underframes and doors and composite sides
similar to other cars delivered to Central of Georgia, Western
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2. SAL B-9 19962 is nearly new in this Al Armitage
photograph. New B-8 cars were similar but had
different doors, This car has its original paint with the
“Railway” monogram and a “New 10-45” date. This
car is from the last lot of 50 cars, Pullman Lot 5806,
and had a Superior door and US Gypsum running
board and brake step. Al Armitage photo, Ron Morse
collection. Courtesy Richard Hendrickson.
