Elvas Tower: SP 1902 Furniture Car Set - Elvas Tower

MSTS/ORTS SOUTHERN PACIFIC 41-FT FURNITURE CARS of 1902
SET OF THREE(3)
EQUIPPED WITH KNUCKLE (MCB) COUPLERS
**VERY-HIGH DETAIL**
MODEL MESH BY TIM MUIR
TEXTURES BY TIM MUIR, WAYNE CAMPBELL (WHEEL FACES) AND CGTEXTURES.COM (weathering source materials).

Prototype's General Background.

These models represent three of the 103 41-foot, 30-ton furniture box cars the SP acquired in 1902 from American Car & Foundry Co. Road numbers ranged from 60087 to 60189. Built low and tall for light but bulky furniture, the frame, bolsters and trucks were specially built to keep the height within acceptable limits. It featured steel bolsters and center sills. The cars also had radial roofs, which was not common practice on the SP. Aside from carrying furniture they were also used to haul other light, bulky lading, such as buggies and were equipped with both lumber doors and larger doors on each end for long and large loads. Flush-fitting Wagner doors were installed which was a common practice of the period, and opened to the left, which was not so common.

These are the precursors of the later and more numerous automobile cars.

Model Background and Data:

The models were built using Train Sim Modeler Pro by Abacus. They are detailed with just over 12000 polygons. I have given these models 5 levels of detail, or LODs.

There are empty (_mt) and loaded (_ld) wag files for each car.

I wish to thank the following folks for their assistance along the way:

Jim Bebenroth, for testing the cars, and suggestions.

The follwing publications were used for research and photographic materials:

Southern Pacific Freight Cars, Vol. 3: Automobile Cars and Flat Cars, by Anthony Thompson.
Southern Pacific Freight Cars, Vol. 4: Box Cars, Anthony Thompson, both by Signature Press.