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Stock Cars 1887 – 1959
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Stock Cars 1887 - 1959

 A stock car or cattle car is a type of rolling stock used for carrying livestock to market. A traditional stock car resembles a boxcar with louvered instead of solid car sides (and sometimes ends) for the purpose of providing ventilation; stock cars can be single-level for large animals such as cattle or horses, or they can have two or three levels for smaller animals such as sheep, pigs, and poultry.

The DRGW stock car roster information was compiled in 1999 by Jim Eager.  If you know of the current deposition of a car listed below or you spot missing, inaccurate data, have model suggestion or a picture for any Rio Grande boxcar we'd love to see & hear about it.  Contact the RGM&HS webmaster at: rgmhswebmaster@rgmhs.org

Prospector Volume 22, Number 1, was a 56-page edition featuring James Spencer's Standard Gauge Stock Car article in one issue instead of splitting it into two issues.

Stock Cars Roster 1887 - 1959

Series Lbs Type I L CuFt Bldr Blt - Yr Ret Commodity HO Model N Model Design Notes
10000-10099 60 SM 31-05 1608 PCC - 1887 <1924 Livestock Wood, truss rod
10100-10199 60 SM 31-05 1608 PCC - 1890 <1924 Livestock Wood, truss rod
10200-10400 60 SM 36-05 2333 OFC - 1899 RE# Livestock Wood, truss rod RE# to 35000-35200 <1908
10401-10450 60 SF 36-05 2333 OFC - 1899 RE# Livestock Wood, truss rod, dbl deck RE# to 35201-35237 <1908
10450-10499 60 SM 36-06 2333 DRG - 1906 RE# Livestock Wood, truss rod RE# to 35238-35285 <1908
10500-10999 60 SM 36-05 2333 ACF L1985 4- 1902 RE# Livestock Wood, truss rod RE# to 35286-35762 <1908
35000-35237 60 SM 36-06 2333 RE# < 1908 1923 Livestock Wood, truss rod Ex-10200-10449
35238-35285 60 SM 36-06 2333 RE# < 1908 <1926 Livestock Wood, truss rod Ex-10450-10499
35286-35762 60 SM 36-06 2322 RE# < 1908 <1929 Livestock Wood, truss rod Ex-10500-10999, 3 cars 10-1926
35763-35857 60 SM 36-06 2333 W&F,LCC,OFC 1889=1897 <1926 Livestock Wood, truss rod Ex-RGW 3000-3199
35858-35996 60 SM 36-06 2333 IC&E,ACF - 1899=1901 <1926 Livestock Wood, truss rod Ex-RGW 3200-3349
35997-36004 60 SM 36-06 2333 ? - ? <1926 Livestock Wood, truss rod Ex-RGW 3350-3357
36000-36099 88 SF 36-06 2800 DRGW -1939= 1940 Livestock SUF, dbl deck, 7/7 recessed Murphy ends from 63500 series boxcars, Duryea u.f.
36100-36199 88 SF 36-06 2800 DRGW - 1941 Livestock SUF, dbl deck, 7/7 recessed Murphy ends from 63500 series boxcars
36400-36499 88 SF 40-07 3526 DRGW - 1955 Livestock (MT) SUF, dbl deck, 4/5 ID ends
37000-37499 80 SM 36-06 2260 ACF L5538 10- 1909 1959 Livestock SUF, composite, Rblt -26
37500-37599 80 SM 36-06 2385 ACF L6767 2- 1913 1956 Livestock SUF, composite
38000-38799 80 SM 39-01 2475 ? - ?* 1946 Livestock SCS, truss rods, wood *Ex-VGN in 9-1923
39000-39099 88 SM 39-01 2877 DRGW - 1937 Livestock SUF, composite ends
39100-39199 88 SM 36-06 2800 DRGW - 1940 Livestock SUF, dbl deck, 7/7 recessed Murphy ends from 63500 series boxcars, Duryea u.f.
39200-39399 88 SM 36-06 2800 DRGW -1944= 1945 Livestock SUF, dbl deck, 7/7 recessed Murphy ends from 63500 series boxcars, Duryea u.f.
39400-39499 88 SM 40-06 3089 DRGW - 1948 Livestock SUF, composite ends

Key

Lbs Weight capacity in lbs x 1,000
Type AAR car type code (i.e. XM = boxcar, etc.)
IL Interior Length or tank
Bldr ACF = American Car & Foundry; BSC = Bethlehem Steel Car; CSCC = Chicago Steel Car Co.; GATC = General American Transportation Co.; H&B; = Haskell & Barker; IC&E; = Illinois Car & Equipment; KCSS = Kansas City Structural Steel; LCC = Litchfield Car Co; MPC = Michigan-Peninsular Car; MC&F; = Missouri Car & Foundry; MCW = Michgan Car Works; MVC = Mt. Vernon Car (PSC); OFC = Ohio Falls Car; PAC = Pennsylvania Car; PCC = Peninsular Car Co.; PSC = Pressed Steel Car; PS = Pullman-Standard; PUL = Pullman; SSC = Standard Steel Car; W&F; = Wells & French; WSCF = Western Steel Car & Foundry (PSC)
Date-Yr Month and Year built
Ret Last year class was listed in ORER
Commodity Most commonly shipped
HO Kit & N Kit Closest available kit or RTR: * indicates needs modifications; () indicates stand-in only. Manufacturers: ACCU=Accurail; AMB=Ambroid; ATH=Athearn; ATLAS=Atlas; BACH=Bachmann; BL=Branchline Trains; BOWS=Bowser; CBT=C&BT Shops; CON=Con-Cor; CUS=Custom Rail Shops; DA=Details Associates; DVFC=Delaware Valley Freight Car; E&C=E&C Shops; ECW=Eastern Car Works; EEL=Eel River Models; DLX=DeLuxe Innovations; FRP=Front Range Products; GLOR=Gloor Craft; IMT=Intermountain; LAM=Lambert; LL=Life-Like; McK=McKean Models; MDC=Model Die Casting; MT=Micro Trains; OMI=Overland Models; P2K=Proto 2000; PFM=Pacific Fast Mail; PIT=Pittsburgh Scale Models; PM=Precision Masters; RR=Robins Rails; STW=Stewart Hobbies; TICH=Tichy Train Group; WAL=Walthers; WEST=Westerfield;
Design General design features: YSD=Youngstown Sliding Door, YPD=Youngstown Plug Door; YPDX=Youngstown Plug Door Exterior Post; PPD=Pullman " Plug Door; SPD4=Superior Plug Door; ID=Improved Dreadnaught ends, cush=cushioned underframe, Duryea=Duryea cush u.f., FS=ACF Freight Saver cush u.f., Waugh=Waugh cush u.f., EOC=end of car cushioning
Notes General notes

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    Steve Summers says:
    November 23, 2023 at 2:16 pm

    I’m looking for pictures of the 800 stock cars purchased from the Virginian Railway in 1923. I am guessing these were the 38000 series cars. I may be able to supply additional information on these cars when sold by the Virginian.

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