Elvas Tower: SP-PE_B-50-13 - Elvas Tower

Southern Pacific B-50-13 and B-50-14, 2 PACIFIC ELECTRIC B-50-13's
FOUR 50-TON,40-FOOT SINGLE-SHEATHED BOXCARS
Mesh and Textures ©2008 by Tim Muir

Built in 1924 by Standard Steel Car Company.

Although B-50-13 and -14 classes looked very similar to the previous USRA-type B-50-12 class they shared almost none of their features, being more akin to the railroad's pre-WW1 era B-50-10 and -11 classes, but built with sturdier frames and Z-bar superstructures. More than 7000 cars of the B-50-13 and -14 classes were purchased in 1923 and 1924 and being sturdy survived through the 1950's, 113 listed on the 1965 roster. For those wishing to renumber models after 1956 (I may post the original layered artwork for these at a later date, if requested to do so).

Class New Number Series

B-50-13: 110928-110936
B-50-14: 110937-111534

Pacific Electric

PE's B-50-13, 200 cars, were numbered 2700-2899. Transfered to SP June 1, 1951 and renumbered SP 88185-88309.
PE's B-50-14 were in two groups, 376 cars numbered 10000-10399, transferred to SP June 1,1951 and renumbered 87935-88184. 200 cars PE 10400-10599 transferred to SP July 1,1925 and renumbered SP 18880-19079.

For a more detailed description and breakdown of road numberings through the years, I suggest finding a copy of Anthony Thompson's book, Southern Pacific Freight Cars Vol.4, Box Cars, from Signature Press.

Credits to Phil Moberg for supplying the scan of car drawings.

Background info and reference photos from Anthony Thompson's book, mentioned above.

Anthony D. Cook for testing the model.

Dave Nelson, some wag file work.

Tom Werb for inspiration.

Chuck Zeiler, supplying original parts data.

Thank You

Tim Muir
Railroad Earth

Original File Name = SP_PE_B_50_13.zip