Hubert's - HN5510 - Boxcar, 50 Foot, Gunderson 5200 - Canadian American - 1022

Model Information: This model was first created by E&C shops. The tooling was sold to the LBF Company and in turn when they went out of business in 2009, the model was passed on to Hubert's Model RR Mfg Group. They are available in both single and double door varieties.

Prototype History: Built in the late sixties and early seventies, the Gunderson 5200 is a classic-looking boxcar with modern appeal and can still be seen around today (albeit usually not in the best of shape!). Constructed near the end of the internal post, double sheathed box car era, the straight sill and centered YSD 8ft doors lends itself to clean modern symmetry on a car with vintage aesthetics. These cars road on ASF 70 Ton Ride Control or Barber 70 Ton S-2 trucks. They were used by the BN, SP and SP&S.

Road Name History: CDAC was born from the 1995 breakup of CP Rails “Canadian Atlantic Railway” business unit. Iron Road Railways (who owned Bangor & Aroostook) bought the line from Brownville Junction, Maine (on the BAR) to Montreal, Quebec. The western end of the line from Lennoxville, Quebec to Montreal became the Quebec Southern while the rest became the Canadian American Railroad.

CDAC adopted a paint scheme reminiscent of Canadian Pacific’s pre-1967 scheme. In addition to a small fleet of EMD/GMD GP units, CDAC acquired a handful of ex-Amtrak F40PHs which they used for freight service. Alas, parent company Iron Road Railways ran into trouble and declared bankruptcy in 2002. During the reorganization, according to some reports, CDAC was merged into Bangor & Aroostook. In 2003, All Iron Road Railways lines were purchased by Ed Burkhardt’s Rail World and merged to become the ill-fated Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railroad.

Brand/Importer Information: Hubert's Model Railroad Mfg Corp group was located in Roseburg, Oregon and then Cincinnati, Ohio. Frank Hubert purchased the toolings of the LBF company (a.k.a. USA Plastics), that itself succeeded to E&C Shops, both founded by Fred Becker. Hubert had been one of Becker's partners in LBF/USA Plastics. Later, when Hubert's operation folded by the end of 2007, the toolings were acquired by InterMountain.
Like its predecessors, Hubert's released every road name with 12 to 48 different road numbers, offering the cars in 6- or 12-packs.