Central Valley 40' Stock Car

Model Railroader Prototype information for the modeler
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Does anybody know what the capacity data should be on this car? (CAPY, LD LMT, LT WT) I just got an undecorated one (I think they only come that way) and I want to make some decals for it.

Thanks in advance…

[ Edit ] I think Champ Decal set #HC-112 has the info - anybody have the set?

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Capy 80,000

Ld Lmt 99,400

Lt Wt 42,600

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Thanks, Mike! Exactly what I was looking for! [tup][tup]

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I think someone’s done decals for these models. You might check on the NP modelers Yahoo group.

Ed

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Thanks, Ed, but since I’m lettering this car for the Flint Hills Northern (my free-lance road - we bought it from the NP in 1940 [swg]) I don’t really need anything but the capacity/weight data. No need to go to the NP forum on Yahoo.

Champ did the decals for it, but they’re gone now.

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The only downside to the model is it’s about 1 scale foot too wide. The NPRHA sells replacement end pieces you can use if you want to narrow the car to the correct width.

http://www1.storehost.com/stores/xq/xfm/store_id.615/page_id.23/Item_ID.137488/parent_ids.0,0,1/qx/store.htm

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Interesting - Central Valley was better than that, in the old days. But that’s OK - our cows are fatter here in the central Midwest, anyhow… [(-D]

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that info I posted came from that champ set #115 and I think I have that Central Vally car its just not in the right box and no instructions for it and for me it that car is a foot too wide its staying that way its allready been put together I need to get the car painted and see if the decals are still good

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Well, that explains why I had to remove material from the sides of the Central Valley floors and underframes used under these modified Athearn cars: [banghead]

Even with the extra width, they build into decent-looking cars and at a reasonable price.

I’ve sometimes wondered if a stockcar was ever loaded to anything even approaching its capacity. There’s a chart in the October 2004 issue of RMC that shows stockcar capacities, and a 40’ car was good for 27 1,000lb steers (just under 14 ton) or 21 1,400lb. critters (just under 15 ton).

Wayne