Unmodified Accurail model

Green Bay & Western 50-foot sliding door riveted-side boxcar

Produced by Accurail exclusively for the SLHTS using artwork developed and provided by the society.

The Green Bay and Western Preservation Group, an affiliate of the SLHTS, is producing its first limited-run car. The GBW modernized its boxcar fleet in the early 1970s with the acquisition of several hundred 50-foot boxcars that were rebuilt from 40-foot cars. These cars were painted yellow with black lettering and had the familiar red and white GREEN BAY ROUTE herald. They were primarily used for paper mill service and were a common sight in GBW trains throughout the 1970s and 1980s, as well as in Ann Arbor and C&O trains connecting via the Lake Michigan car ferries.

In later years some cars were numbered into the GBW 690-700 series and assigned to specific industries. They were still in service when the Wisconsin Central Ltd. purchased the GBW in 1993. Others were modified for wood chip service by having an opening cut in the top of one door. For details on modeling the wood chip cars, see Darin Umlauft's article in the inaugural edition of the Green Bay and Western Preservation Group newsletter. (Back issues are available for $5.00 from GB&WPG, c/o John Strenski, Director, 510 College Avenue, Watertown, WI 53094)

This custom-painted Accurail model represents the GBW 4100-4199 ACF 50-foot general-service boxcars that were added to the roster in 1974. The lettering on the car reflects the basic "as delivered" data. The cars have the correct 8-foot doors, 4-3-1 dreadnaught ends, and diagonal roof panels of the prototype. They are very representative of the entire fleet of GBW smooth-side boxcars from that era.

Modified Accurail model by Ken Soroos

How to Order

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United States Postage: 1-2 Cars, $6.00; 3-4 Cars, $7.00; 5-6 Cars, $8.00; 6 or More Cars, contact first.

Canadian Postage: 1-2 Cars, $8.00; 3-4 Cars, $11.00; 5-6 Cars, $15.00; 6 or More Cars, $23.00.

For orders to other countries, please remit U.S. funds and add $10.00 and any remainder of actual postage upon receipt of your order.

For international orders, you may also e-mail Car Orders for postage costs to your country of for any other inquiries about our limited-run cars.

Please make checks payable to "Soo Line Historical and Technical Society" or "SLHTS".

SLHTS Cars
P.O. Box 2076
Manitowoc, WI 54221

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If you have questions about the cars or availability of certain models, please e-mail Joe Lallensack.

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