A Limited Edition HO-Scale Atlas Master Line CNCF 5000 Box Car painted for freelance model railroad Fort Worth, Temple & Gulf!
The Fort Worth, Temple and Gulf Railroad is a proto-freelanced railroad running in the 1980’s from Fort Worth, Texas through Temple, Texas to Houston, Texas. It is operated by the Centra-Mod (Central Texas Area Model Railroaders) after being founded in 1985. Motive power is a mix of first and second generation Electro Motive Division and General Electric diesels. The Centra-Mod HO group has two permanent layouts in the Moody Depot clubhouse.
About the Prototype:
Nearly 1,500 Mexican built CNCF 5000 Boxcars were ordered by U.S. railroads in the late 1970s as part of the “IPD” incentive per diem boxcar boom. This was the peak of U.S. modern freight car production, however it wasn’t just limited to the U.S. builders as multiple U.S. railroads opted to purchase the 70-ton 50-foot boxcar from the Mexican freight car builder CNCF. Thousands more CNCF 5000 boxcars would be built for Mexico’s national railways in the 1980s as well. These 5000 cubic foot boxcars still roam the rails of U.S., Canada, and Mexico to this day. The CNCF 5000 has many unique spotting features from the triangular supports above the door post, to the wrapped end sheets and the sharp notches in the sill near the stirrups. This iconic boxcar is a must have for any model railroader focused between the late 1970s and present day.
Built Date: 1-1979
The HO-Scale Atlas Master Line CNCF 5000 boxcar features:
- Ready-to-run
- Full under body detail with brake rigging
- Separately applied wire grabs
- Detailed end ladders and brake gear
- Accurate painting and printing
- Blackened metal wheels
- Metal Couplers
Multiple Variations Include:
- 2 body styles: Early with bolts, late welded body (2 side slides)
- 2 end slide styles: standard 3 sheet Dreadnaught end, Bifurcated “X” pattern end
- 5 Door styles: Youngstown, Youngstown w/pick lever, Modified Youngstown, Superior and ICG shop Door