Pullman PS-1 40 Ft Boxcars in 1952

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Pullman Standard introduced its PS-1 boxcar in the late 1947. There are a number of articles about the PS-1’s in the Hobby press. I’m not going to restate everything that has been written about this design of cars.

Ed Hawkins and Ted Culotta compiled a list of all the PS-1’s built. The complete list of Pullman PS-1 boxcars can be found on the Steam Era Freight Car Website.

Below is a modified version of their information sorted by the build-date of the cars built before my modeling period, the Summer of 1952.

Pullman Standard built a total of 77,570 cars, but by 7/52 only 46,847 had been built. These are the only cars that existed and could have been seen by my modeling period, so this is a list of the only cars that can be on the layout. Now I don’t plan to build every one of these, but the four or five I do plan to build are on this list.

This will also give me other other information then just what details are on the car and which road. By knowing if the car is less than one year old it means it should look close to brand new. Or if it’s one of the LV car built in 1947 it should look like it has been in service for five years.

Lionel and Weaver both make version of this car in O scale. The Lionel car is available with a 6ft, 7ft and 8ft door. The Weaver is only available with an 8ft door. Protocraft makes a number of decals for these cars, I’ve linked the reporting mark (first column) to the decal pages with photos of the cars.

Road Series Qty Built Lot No. Door Type Trucks
LV 62000-62499 500 6-47 5873 7 7P Sup1 S2(SP)
CGW 93001-93500 500 8-47 5875 6 7P Sup1 S2A
BM 74000-74499 500 9-47 5877 7 7P Sup1 A3
MEC 6500-6749 250 10-47 5877 7 7P Sup1 A3
ATSF 276500-276749 250 11-47 5879 6 7P Sup1 A3
NH 34000-34499 500 11-47 5894 7 7P Sup1 A3
NH 33500-33999 500 12-47 5882 7 7P Sup1 A3
KCS 18150-18549 400 12-47 5885 6 7P Sup1 A3
NKP 6600-6999 400 J-48 5887A 7 7P Sup1 A3
C&O 15000-15999 1000 2-48 5886 6 7P Sup1 A3
NKP 6000-6599 600 2-48 5887 7 7P Sup1 A3
Southern 23487-26486 3000 2-48 5896 8 7P Sup1 S2A
KCS 18550-18949 400 3-48 5895 6 7P Sup1 A3*
NYC 167000-167999 1000 3-48 5904 6 7P Sup1 S2A*
SAL 22450-22949 500 4-48 5888 14 7P Sup1 A3
NH 34500-34999 500 4-48 5894 7 7P Sup1 A3
NH 35000-35999 1000 4-48 5907 7 7P Sup1 A3
UP 100000-101599 1600 6-48 5908 6 7P Sup2 S2A
SL-SF 17000-17299 300 7-48 5911 8 7P Sup2 A3
RI 25500-26499 1000 8-48 5919 6 7P Sup2 A3
COPR 4010-4024 15 8-48 5908A 6 7P Sup2 S2A
CNW 86300-88298 1000 9-48 5920 6 7P Sup2 A3
SA 8200-8249 50 9-48 5896A 8 7P Sup1 ANDREWS
SAL 24000-24499 500 10-48 5919B 8 7P Sup2 A3
CMO 39100-39498 200 11-48 5919A 6 7P Sup2 A3
CNW 88300-88382 42 11-48 5919A 6 7P Sup2 A3
COPR 4025-4032 8 11-48 5919A 6 7P Sup2 A3
DSS&A 15000-15099 100 11-48 5919A 6 7P Sup2 A3
P&WV 1300-1399 100 11-48 5919A 6 7P Sup2 A3
DL&W 35000-35199 200 12-48 5936 6 7P Sup2 S2A
Southern 26487-26527 41 12-48 5919A 6 7P Sup2 A3?
Southern 262050-262055 6 12-48 5919A 6 7P Sup2 A3
Southern 307023-307024 2 12-48 5919A 6 7P Sup2 A3?
Southern 330500 only 1 12-48 5919A 6 7P Sup2 A3?
MSC 5000-5099 100 6-49 5942 6 YSD-2 A3
CIL 501-530 30 6-49 5942A 6 YSD-2 A3
CP 269600-269999 400 7-49 5950 6 YSD-2 S2A
LS&BC 1100-1119 20 8-49 5950 6 YSD-2 S2A
CNW 106600-108598 1000 8-49 5955 6 YSD-2 A3
CIL 532 only 1 10-49 5950 6 YSD-2 S2A
MKT 90001-90079 79 10-49 5950 6 YSD-2 S2A
CNW 57400-57898 250 11-49 5957 15 YSD-2 A3
NYC 169750-170499 750 J-50 5965 6 YSD-2
ATSF 31250-31749 500 5-50 5964 6 YSD-2A A3
L&N 16800-17299 500 5-50 5966A 6 YSD-2 A3
L&N 17300-17799 500 6-50 5966B 6 7P Sup3 A3
NYC 169000-169749 750 7-50 5965 6 7P Sup3 A3*
LV 62500-62999 500 9-50 5970 7 7P Sup3 A3
LS&I 2226-2275 50 9-50 5965A 6 7P Sup3 A3
D&H 18400-18899 500 10-50 5973 6 YSD-2 A3*
GBW 700-899 200 11-50 5977 6 7P Sup3 A3
USAX 26021-26120 100 12-50 5980 8 7P Sup3 A3
C&O 16000-16999 1000 12-50 5983 8 YSD-2 A3
L&N 14600-14999 400 J-51 5988 6 YSD-2 A3
NYC 171000-171499 500 J-51 5993 6 7P Sup3
NYC 172000-172499 500 J-51 5997 6 YSD-2
NYC 170500-170999 500 2-51 5993 6 YSD-2 A3*
C&EI 65500-65699 200 2-51 5996 6 7P Sup3 A3
D&H 18900-19399 500 2-51 5998 6 YSD-2 A3*
USAX 26125-26318 194 3-51 8008 8 7P Sup3 A3
BM 75000-75749 750 4-51 5999 7 YSD-2 A3
SAL 24500-24999 500 5-51 5994 8 YSD-2 A3
NYC 171500-171999 500 5-51 5997 6 7P Sup3 A3*
MEC 8000-8249 250 5-51 5999A 7 YSD-2 A3
SL-SF 17300-17799 500 6-51 5995 8 YSD-2 A3
N&W 44000-44499 500 6-51 8002 8 YSD-2 A3*
ACY 700-849 150 6-51 8004 6 YSD-2 A3
CGW 5001-5600 600 6-51 8016 6 YSD-2 S2A
CNW 6200-7398 600 7-51 8007 6 7P Sup3 A3
CNW 7400-10198 1400 7-51 8007 6 YSD-2 A3
USAFX 26319-26323 5 7-51 8044 8 YSD-2 A3
USAFX 26474-26481 8 7-51 8044 8 YSD-2
USAX 26324-26473 150 7-51 8044 8 YSD-2
USMC 173227-173236 10 7-51 8044 8 YSD-2 A3
USN 02455-02463 9 7-51 8044 8 YSD-2 A3
USN 02698-02727 30 7-51 8044 8 YSD-2
C&O 17000-17999 1000 9-51 8017 8 YSD-2 A3
L&N 17800-18399 600 10-51 5988 6 YSD-2 A3
MILW 35000-35041 42 10-51 8025 6 7P Sup3 S2A*
SSW 33950-34049 100 10-51 8026 8 YSD-2 A3
WP 20801-20820 20 10-51 8027 7 YSD-2 A3
WP 20821-21400 580 10-51 8027 7 YSD-2 A3
Southern 30000-30499 500 11-51 8003 9 YSD-2 S2A
Southern 30500-32018 1519 11-51 8003 9 7P Sup3
Southern 262056-262059 4 11-51 8003 8 7P Sup3
Southern 307028 only 1 11-51 8003 8 7P Sup3
Southern 330501 only 1 11-51 8003 8 7P Sup3
RI 21000-21749 750 11-51 8028 6 7P Sup3 S2A
RI 21750-22249 500 11-51 8028 6 YSD-2 S2A
RI 22250-22999 750 12-51 8028 6 7P Sup3 S2A*
L&C 1000-1019 20 1-52 8003 9 7P Sup3 S2A
BS 6700-6749 50 1-52 8009 6 7P Sup3 S2A
CNW 6766 only 1 J-52 8083 6 5P Sup
CNW Various 3 J-52 8083 6 5P Sup
BS 6750-6799 50 2-52 8009 6 PS S2A
NC&StL 22000-22649 650 2-52 8015 6 YSD-2 A3
N&W 44500-44999 500 2-52 8035 8 YSD-2 S2A*
GA 39501-39550 50 3-52 8021 6 YSD-2 A3
WofA 18100-18209 110 3-52 8021 6 YSD-2 A3
SAL 25000-25499 500 3-52 8029 8 YSD-2 A3
L&N 5000-7199 2200 3-52 8039 8 YSD-2 A3
CG 7000-7299 300 4-52 8030 8 YSD-2 S2A
C&O 18000-18499 500 6-52 8037 8 YSD-2 S2A
C&O 18500-18999 500 6-52 8037 8 6P Sup1 S2A
ASX 712-811 100 6-52 8069 6 5P Sup A3
NYC 180000-180499 500 6-52 8036A 6 5P Sup A3
BCK 1000-1499 500 7-52 8038 7 5P Sup A3
FDDM&S 12201-12400 200 7-52 8036B 6 5P Sup A3
CP 268800-269099 300 7-52 8036C 6 5P Sup S2A
LS&I 2400-2489 90 8-52 8047 8 YSD-2 A3
VGN 63100-63399 300 8-52 8048 8 YSD-2 A3/S2B

References:
Ed Hawkins PS-1 list on the Steam Era Freight Car Website
Mainline Modeler Article