Model Railroading > Available Now! ExactRail releases the P-S 7315 "Waffle" Boxcar!

Available Now!  ExactRail releases the P-S 7315 "Waffle" Boxcar!
 
In 1974 and with production lot #9749, Pullman-Standard's Bessemer, Alabama plant began the manufacture the 7315 cubic capacity “waffle” boxcar for the Norfolk and Western Railway.  Production continued with additional deliveries to the Santa Fe, Milwaukee Road, Union Pacific and Detroit, Toledo and Ironton.    As seen with our August 13th blog post, 'A Rare Prototype,' the P-S Waffle Box Car continues to serve Class I railroads to the present.
 
ExactRail is pleased to release the P-S 7315 “Waffle” Boxcar!

About the paint schemes:

• Union Pacific (UP) 1974 “As Delivered” paint scheme featuring refined artwork with exceptional attention to accuracy—just look at the paint stencils under the jacking pads, the builder’s logo with accurate lot numbers and the nuanced end-of-car lettering.
• Santa Fe (ATSF) 1974 “As Delivered” paint scheme is available in the company’s striking Indian red paint scheme.  The ATSF P-S 7315 “waffle” boxcar features exceptionally accurate artwork from the carefully crafted roman lettering style of the capacity data block to the circle cross logo—printed with amazing clarity over the ribs and waffles of the car side.
• Detroit, Toledo and Ironton (DTI) 1974 “As Delivered” paint scheme is available in beautiful, albeit simple green paint scheme.  Accurately developed from high resolution builders images, the DTI paint scheme features refined artwork and nuanced logo-types all-the-way down to the correct data in the consolidated lube stencils for the as-delivered car.
• Grand Trunk Western (GTW) repaint scheme represents a common version of the GTW car without the GT logo.  The GTW car has accurate lettering fonts, data and artwork, and each car number has been matched to those that were actually repainted into this paint scheme.  
• Union Pacific (UP) #960874 is a road number specific paint scheme and a precise match to the same car as it operated on the Union Pacific in 2012.  From the Albina Car Shops sticker to the lube data stencils on the doors, this replica is an example of our ability to produce exceptionally accurate, road-number specific freight cars.

Product features!

· Precision micro-tooled!
· Extraordinarily accurate artwork!
· Designed, engineered and tooled in the United States!
· ExactRail's exclusive 100-ton ASF Ride Control trucks
· Kadee® #58 couplers
· Finely crafted steel nailable floor
· Wire grab irons
· ExactRail's separately applied door tracks and door bars!
· Narrow-style draft box, featuring: shank wedges, striker casting and full
  nut and bolt detail
· CNC-machined 36" metal wheel sets
· Razor sharp printing!


For more information and to view our gallery of photos, please visit www.ExactRail.com!

Happy Railroading,

Blaine Hadfield
ExactRail



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 08/24/15 14:07 by choochooboy.

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Photos of the DT&I and UP "Medallion Repaint" schemes

Happy Railroading!

Blaine Hadfield
ExactRail



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/24/15 14:07 by choochooboy.

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Blain, They look great so consider making them in N-Scale and I will order some. The UP one really looks nice. I really like my other ExactRail cars.

Bruce Stikkers
St. Joseph, IL

Thank you, Bruce!  We appreciate your comments!

My best,

Blaine Hadfield
ExactRail

Dang Blaine!! Just as I was getting over the SOUTHERN "BIG JOHN" hoppers, you've hit another one outta the park. These look great. I'll be getting some from my favorite supplier. Thank you!! 

I'm confused.... is this a re release of your earlier car or is this a different style?

-MB

Those look nice Blaine. My budget can't keep up with all the great stuff that keeps coming out. Any plans for an ATSF version painted for the 90's timeframe?

Curious for those in the know. What would these cars typically haul?

Nathan

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Waffles...<G>

atsf121 Wrote:
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Auto parts. 


wabash2800 Wrote:
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Reportedly engine blocks, all for Ford initially and later both Ford and GM.

Doug Stark

Stottman Wrote:
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> I'm confused.... is this a re release of your
> earlier car or is this a different style?

This is another release of the earlier model (I believe the third run).

The contemporary UP scheme really looks sharp!

Dave



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Blaine,  these look sharp.  As a "UP guy" I will have to have at least the contemporary one, but that original scheme looks great too!

Gary B.
Waverly, NE

wabash2800 Wrote:
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Sounds like the answer my son would come up with! :)

I really like these P-S 7315 waffle box cars.  I've ordered a couple already in  DT&I and UP yellow.

I noticed the GT blue cars were mentioned as repainted and else where they were repainted DT&I cars.  When was the date they were repainted?

Cheers, Jim