Elvas Tower: CNW USRA 50-TON,40-ft Single-Sheathed Boxcar #144864 - Elvas Tower

The United States Railway Administration took over the railroads in December 1917 in an
attempt to ease the freight car shortage. As part of the program it designed standard cars,
had them built and assigned them to the various railroads. 25,000 single
sheathed cars were built between 1918 and 1920 and assigned to 26 roads. Too late to aid in the war effort,
the design set a standard for the following decade.

Chicago & North Western received 1,000 cars, 500 each from AC&F and Haskell & Barker, series 143700-145698, numbered in even numbers only. 732 cars were on the roster in 1950, down to only 4 by 1959, the last car struck off by 1961.
-Data from a Westerfield HO Car Kits catalog and Dave Nelson.

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