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Con-Cor - CCSR 012 - Boxcar, 50 Foot, Steel, Double Door - Galveston Wharves - 1083

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N Scale - Con-Cor - CCSR 012 - Boxcar, 50 Foot, Steel, Double Door - Galveston Wharves - 1083
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Production TypeSpecial Run
Stock NumberCCSR 012
Original Retail Price$7.50
BrandCon-Cor
ManufacturerAtlas Model Railroad
Body StyleAtlas Boxcar 50 Foot Freight Double Door
Prototype VehicleBoxcar, 50 Foot, Steel, Double Door (Details)
Road or Company NameGalveston Wharves (Details)
Reporting MarksGWF
Road or Reporting Number1083
Paint Color(s)Red
Print Color(s)Black
Additional Markings/SloganGalveston Wharves
Coupler TypeRapido Hook
Wheel TypeNickel-Silver Plated Metal
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
Release Date1983-01-01
Item CategoryRolling Stock (Freight)
Model TypeBoxcar
Model Subtype50 Foot
Model VarietySteel, Double Door
Prototype RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era IV: 2nd Gen Diesel (1958 - 1978)
Scale1/160
Track GaugeN standard



Specific Item Information: Looks like an Atlas Double Door boxcar to me. Did Con-Cor ever make or import this?
Model Information: The first release of this body style was made by Roco in Austria for Atlas in 1967. Later, in 1971, Atlas moved the tooling from Austria to New Jersey and produced their own second release out of their own factory. I presume that Atlas owned the tooling because unlike other Roco models, this one did not later appear as an import by other brands such as Aurora, Minitrix or Model Power. Sometime in the 1990s Atlas again moved the production to China. As of the 2006 run, this model moved to the Atlas Trainman lower-grade range, reflecting its age.
Prototype History:
The 50-foot boxcar made its first appearance in the 1930s and steadily grew in popularity over the years, which further improved redundancies by allowing for even more space within a given car. Today, the 50-footer remains the common boxcar size. After the second world war ended, and steel became once again readily available, steel became the go-to choice for construction of boxcars. Pullman Standard and ACF were some of the most prolific builders of these cars.

Double Doors were frequently an option for most of the major North American railcar manufacturers in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. These cars were slightly more expensive to produce and maintain, but for many applications allowed faster loading and unloading times.
Road Name History:
The GWF was opened in 1900 by the city of Galveston, Texas to serve as a neutral terminal railroad for the city’s port on the Gulf of Mexico. It lasted until 1987 when the city leased the railroad to Rail Switching Services who partnered with Rail Management to operate the line under the name Galveston Railroad. At the time of the changeover, GWF operated their 43 miles of track with a fleet of five SW1001’s.
Brand/Importer Information:
Con-Cor has been in business since 1962. Many things have changed over time as originally they were a complete manufacturing operation in the USA and at one time had upwards of 45 employees. They not only designed the models,but they also built their own molds, did injection molding, painting, printing and packaging on their models.

Currently, most of their manufacturing has been moved overseas and now they import 90% of their products as totally finished goods, or in finished components. They only do some incidental manufacturing today within the USA.

Important Note: The Con-Cor product numbering can be very confusing. Please see here in the article how to properly enter Con-Cor stock numbers in the TroveStar database.
Manufacturer Information: 'Atlas Model Railroad' represents the New Jersey manufacturing facility for Atlas brand model railroad products. Atlas also imported European made models in their early years and those items will be noted as having manufacturers set appropriately. In the 1990s Atlas moved all their toolings to China.
Item created by: gdm on 2017-04-09 21:38:17. Last edited by CNW400 on 2020-06-05 10:02:15

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