NEB&W Guide to Westerfield 36 Foot Double-Sheathed Box Car Kits

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Last Update: 2008-02-10

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PRR XL Box Cars

The XL box car represented the first advance in replacing the truss-rod underframe with steel. It used a fishbelly side sill, (Westerfield said this innovation came from Pressed Steel and was taken directly from the GL hopper) and this idea swept the industry at the time, including NYC milk cars, Harriman box cars. The body came from the Xh

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