The Modeler’s Guide Series continues with rolling stock doors ... From the earliest days of railroading, car builders assembling house cars searched for a reliable side door that would first protect the contents of the car against theft, fire, and weather; second, be easy and safe to operate, and third, economical to produce and maintain. Some doors of the 1860s, 70s, and 80s had difficulty meeting any one of the requirements, let alone all of them. Early doors were often easy to jimmy open and goods could be pilfered • INDEX • TABLE OF CONTENTS