This is a externally-braced 40-foot boxcar, class X26, built near the end of World War I. The PRR had 9900 of these. 3500 of them were later rebuilt into X26c boxcars.

The Micro-Trains model was released in June 2002. It appears to be a very accurate model of the original X26 as built near the end of World War I. It shows a built date of July 1919. The doors are operational. The original model weighs 0.6oz (16g), which is 0.35oz shy of the NMRA recommended standard. The first photo (below) shows the model with all the modifications applied, while the second photo shows the original.

The prototype photo of #564287 came from the Steam Freight Cars web site. Another reference is: "PRR Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment, Vol. 2", 1996, Morning Sun Books, Inc., ISBN 1-878887-55-6, pg 33.

The class X41a is a 50-foot boxcar used for transporting automobiles. The prototype photo of road number 84880 came from the PRR Railfan web site. The book "PRR Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment", Vol. 2, pg 44 has a photo of road number 82057. It appears to have been repainted with the PRR's later paint scheme. The class X41a had doors on their "A" end.

The Micro-Trains model indicates a built date of February 1945, and appears to be a very accurate model of the car in the original paint scheme.

This is a 40-foot boxcar built from 1950-51. The PRR class was X43a. The 6,500 cars in this series were built by American Car & Foundry Co. The prototype photo of #602961 on the right came from the Fallen Flags web site.

Another reference is the book "PRR Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment, Vol. 2", 1996, Morning Sun Books, Inc., ISBN 1-878887-55-6, pg 45. Also, "American Car & Foundry Company 1899-1999", 1999, Signature Press., ISBN 0-9633791-0-0, pg 191.

The Micro-Trains model indicates a built date of January 1951. It has sliding doors. The first photo below shows the model with all the modifications applied. The second photo shows the original.

This is a 40-foot boxcar. The prototype photo of road number 21011 came from the Railroad Picture Archives web site.

This is an Intermountain model. It indicates a built date of July 1941 and appears to be a fairly accurate.

This is a 40-foot boxcar. I have not been able to find a photo of a prototype D&H boxcar.

This is an Atlas model. It indicates a built date of March 1951. Of the two model photos below, the top one has all the changes applied to it, while the bottom one is the original model.