PART IV
HECHO EN MEXICO
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66000
66001 66xxx
66xxx 67xxx
67xxx 69755 and 72000
72879
72880 76009
76010 77809
76810 78004 and 78625
78741
78005 78624
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Constructora Nacional de Carros de
Ferrocarril, S.A.
Toshihiko
Yamada collection
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All the cars reviewed in this section were built by Constructora
Nacional de Carros de Ferrocarril, S.A..
The new plant initiated a new era in freight car construction in
Mexico. It allowed the railways to
acquire new equipment at a cost more in line with the nations economy. Building to the latest AAR Standards and
practices, the plant incorporated the use of steel milled in Mexico from ore
mined in Mexico.
A point that should be clarified Constructora
Nacional de Carros de Ferrocarril in Canada and most of the northern
United States is usually referred to as CNCF. While in Latin America and the southern and southwestern United
States where the Spanish language is more prevalent, the term CONCARRIL
is more commonly used.
The style designations used in this section of the study are not those of the manufacturers. These designations were assigned by me for my own ease in reference for filing notes and photographs and are as follows:
- Style I 10-Panel Riveted Sides with 6 wide door,
- Style II 12-Panel Riveted Sides with 6 wide door, and
- Style III 10-Panel Riveted Sides with 8 wide door.
- Styles IV and V are 50 cars with 12-Panel Riveted Sides and 9 & 10 doors respectively,
- Styles VI and
VII the IPD cars of the mid to late 1970s.
This is a good time to note, that after 1946 the
Nacionales de Mexico did not purchase additional boxcars from any of the
manufacturers in the United States until the Berwick orders of the mid 1970s.
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66000
It has been suggested this could be the original
proto-type boxcar built by the then new CONCARRIL Fabrication Shops. 66000 first appeared in the January 1953
issue of the ORER suggesting a build date of late 1952.
To date the only information I have found for this
car is the overall dimensions.
SPECIFICATIONS
- 40-6 IL, 9-2 IW, 10-0 IH with a capacity of 110,000 lbs, 3712 cu.ft.
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6-0 wide
door opening
Im sure it would be safe to assume this car was built with 10-Panel sides, 4/3 improved Dreadnaught ends and 8-rung ladders, Roof and Side sills (?).
MODELING
66000
If I have to adventure a guess, use InterMountain kit #40798 with the same 4/3 ends used in assembling the 62910-64409 series. Also include the diagonal panel roof, as this was the preferred style starting in the late 1940s. Use the 8-rung ladders to maintain consistency. In building the kit I think I would leave the standard tabbed side sills, just a guess.
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66001 66xxx
CONCARRIL Design Style I-a
SPECIFICATIONS
AAR Style 40 Steel Boxcar . . . built 1954/55
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40-6 IL, 9-2 IW, 10-5 IH with a capacity of
110,000 lbs, 3879 cu.ft.
- 10-Panel riveted sides with AAR (tabbed) side sills . . . The sills under the doors are extended the width of two panels on each side of the door
- 4/3 Improved Dreadnaught ends . . . rolling-pin rib style
- Diagonal panel roof
- 6 wide door opening with 4/5/5 Improved Youngstown doors
- 8-Rung Ladders (Sides and Ends) . . . One of only 2 groups of cars purchased by the NdeM with the 8-Rung ladders
- AB Brake system
- AAR Type E Bottom operated couplers
- AAR 50-ton trucks, cast steel side frames with integral 5½ x 10 solid bearing journals
NdeM 66022
Constructora Nacional de
Carros de Ferrocarril 1954 Raymundo Collada collection
MODELING SERIES 66001 66xxx
To model this series of cars, start with Branchline Trains kit #1400 with end option type 2E and the diagonal panel roof.
- The first step is to remove the upper rectangular rib from the car ends. Attach the ends to the main shell.
- Next lengthen the sills under the doors with Evergreen Styrene strips #103; refer to the PHOTO GALLERY OF HO/P87 FREIGHT CAR MODELS for a photo of NdeM 66021.
- Once the sills are modified, assemble the kit as per the instructions. Remember to use the 8-rung ladder option.
REFERENCES
- Railmodel Journal, November 1990 . . .
AAR-Style 40-Foot Box
Cars, Part IX: ACF-Built Cars, 1948-1953 by Ed Hawkins
- Photos may be found on Juan Viladrosas site . . . HTTP://FERROCARRILMEXICANO1.tripod.com and are as follows:
1) NdeM 66761
2) NdeM 190410
- Additional photos can be found in the photo section of the MSN group Ferrocaficionado y Ferromodelists de Mexico filed under Oaxaca is NdeM 66253 photographed in Oaxaca de Juarez on September 24 2005.
- An in service photograph from the 1950s of 66104 may be purchased from Bobs Photo.
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66xxx 67xxx
CONCARRIL Design Style I-b
SPECIFICATIONS
AAR Style 40 Steel Boxcar . . . built in 1955/56
- 40-6 IL, 9-2 IW, 10-5 IH with a capacity of 110,000 lbs, 3879 cu.ft
- 10-Panel riveted sides with AAR (tabbed) side sills . . . The sills under the doors are extended the width of two panels on each side of the door
- 4/3+R Late Improved Dreadnaught ends . . . the banana or tapered rib style
- Diagonal panel roof
- 6 wide door opening with 4/5/5 Improved Youngstown doors
- AB Brake system
- AAR Type E Bottom operated couplers
- AAR 50-ton trucks, cast steel side frames with integral 5½ x 10 solid bearing journals
MODELING
SERIES 66xxx 67xxx
Again to model this series of cars, start with Branchline Trains kit #1400. For this car select end option 1E and the diagonal raised panel roof.
- The first step is to attach the ends to the main shell.
- Next lengthen the sills under the doors with Evergreen Styrene strips #103; refer to the photo references and model of 66021 in Appendix A.
- Once the sills are modified, assemble the kit as per the instructions. Use the 7-rung ladder option.
- Substitute the power hand brake supplied with the kit for Detail Associates #6402 (Minor Hand Brake).
- This will be the easiest of all the NdeM boxcars to build.
REFERENCES
- Photos may be found on Juan Viladrosas site . . . HTTP://FERROCARRILMEXICANO1.tripod.com and are as follows:
1) NdeM 66896
2) NdeM 66917
3) NdeM 67118
4) NdeM 190487 Tonala, Chiapas April 2000
5) NdeM 190488 Tonala, Chiapas April 2000
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67xxx 69755 and 72000 -
72879
CONCARRIL Design Style II-a
SPECIFICATIONS
AAR Style 40 Steel Boxcar
- 40-6 IL, 9-2 IW, 10-5 IH with a capacity of 110,000 lbs, 3879 cu.ft
- 12-Panel riveted sides with AAR (tabbed) side sills . . . the sills under the doors are extended the width of two panels on each side of the door
- Riveted 2-Piece 4/3+R Late Improved Dreadnaught ends . . . the banana or tapered rib style
- W.H. Miner geared hand brake with vertical mounted wheel
- Diagonal panel roof
- 6 wide door opening with 4/5/5 Improved Youngstown doors
- AB Brake system
- AAR Type E Bottom operated couplers
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AAR 50-ton trucks, cast steel side frames with integral
5½ x 10 solid bearing journals
Numbers 72000-72696 first appeared in the April 1959 ORER, suggesting a build date of late 1958 or early 1959. The same specifications were used in the fabrication of FCP cars 4001-5207 of which 4001-4965 were also first listed in the April 1959 issue of ORER. Information recently received shows a build date for FCP 4446 as December 1956.
FCP 4001
Location (?) Date (?)
Ruben Carvajal Reynoso collection
NdeM 67919
Huehuetoca June, 1999 Juan Viladrosa
photo
MODELING SERIES 67xxx
69755 and 72000 72879
The sad part there is no suitable kit in HO on the market at this time. In the early 1990s CB&T made a kit that would have made an excellent base for this car. Unfortunately, this kit was removed from the market in the later 1990s and all the current efforts of CB&T are more toy-like with moulded on details. You may want to check at the various Model Railroad swap meets.
REFERENCES
- Photos may be found on Juan Viladrosas site . . . HTTP://FERROCARRILMEXICANO1.tripod.com and are as follows:
1) NdeM 67512
2) NdeM 68648
3) NdeM 68986
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72880 76009
CONCARRIL Design Style II-b
SPECIFICATIONS
- 40-6 IL, 9-2 IW, 10-5 IH with a capacity of 110,000 lbs, 3879 cu.ft
- 12-Panel riveted sides with AAR (tabbed) side sills . . . the sills under the doors are extended the width of two panels on each side of the door
- Welded[i] 2-Piece, 4/3+R Late Improved Dreadnaught Ends . . . the banana or tapered rib style
- W.H. Miner geared hand brake with vertical mounted wheel
- Diagonal panel roof
- 6 wide door opening with 4/5/5 Improved Youngstown doors
- AB Brake system
- AAR Type E Bottom operated couplers
- AAR 50-ton trucks, cast steel side frames with integral 5½ x 10 solid bearing journals
NdeM 73177
Guadalajara, Jalisco 1978
Ruben Carvajal photo
MODELING SERIES 72880 - 76009
Again as with CONCARRIL Style II-a, there is no base kit currently on the market in HO. Branchline Trains has promised one is in the works.
REFERENCES
- Photos may be found on Juan Viladrosas site . . . HTTP://FERROCARRILMEXICANO1.tripod.com and are as follows:
1) NdeM 73401 (2 photos) San Luis Potosi, SLP March 1998
2) NdeM 73557
3) NdeM 74327 (2 photos) In these photos please note the door, a 4-panel Superior door? Or an early prototype of the 4-panel style that came into use within a year to 18 months after this car was built
4) NdeM 75099 San Luis Potosi, SLP April 1, 2006
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76010 77809
CONCARRIL Design Style II-c
NdeM 76729
Location (?) 1961 Dr.
John A. Kirchner collection
SPECIFICATIONS
AAR Style 40 Steel Boxcar
- 40-6 IL, 9-2 IW, 10-6 IH with a capacity of 110,000 lbs, 3879 cu.ft
- 12-Panel riveted sides with AAR (tabbed) side sills . . . the sills under the doors are extended the width of two panels on each side of the door
- 3/3/1+R Welded 3-piece Dreadnaught (style) ends . . . the banana or tapered rib style . . . The welded 3-piece Dreadnaught style end became unique to CONCARRIL built cars until the Stanray High-Capacity end with bifurcated ribs was adopted during the construction of the IPD cars of the mid to late 1970s
- Diagonal panel roof
- W.H. Miner geared hand brake with vertical mounted wheel
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6 wide door opening with 4/5/5
Improved Youngstown doors; the 4-Panel Youngstown (style) doors were introduced
during the fabrication of this group of cars forming what could be considered
another sub-group . . . This 4-Panel door became unique to CONCARRIL built
cars and was used exclusively on all 40 and 50 (with the exception of Design
Style IV) cars until the 1980s. A
similar 4 and 5-Panel arrangement Superior style door can be found on cars
built for the Canadian National (of the same era) by the National Steel Car
Company in Hamilton, Ontario Canada.
- AB Brake system
- AAR Type E Bottom operated couplers
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ASF-A3 Ride Control 50-ton trucks,
cast steel side frames with integral 5½ x 10 solid bearing journals
MODELING SERIES 76010 - 77809
Again as with CONCARRIL Styles
II-a and II-b, there is no base kit currently on the market in HO. Branchline Trains has promised one is in the
works.
REFERENCES
- Photos may be found on Juan Viladrosas site . . . HTTP://FERROCARRILMEXICANO1.tripod.com and are as follows:
1) NdeM 76122
2) NdeM 76202
3) NdeM 76549
4) NdeM 195239
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77810 78004 and 78625 -
78741
CONCARRIL Design Style III
CH-P 6341
Fresh Pond, New York 1976
Joel Norman photo
This was the last series of 40-Foot Boxcars purchased by the FERRICARRILES NACIONALES de MEXICO. Numbers 76810 77009 first appeared in the April 1962 ORER, suggesting a possible build date of late 1961 or early 1962.
SPECIFICATIONS
AAR Style 40 Steel Boxcar
- 40-6 IL, 9-2 IW, 10-6 IH with a capacity of 110,000 lbs, 3879 cu.ft
- 10-Panel riveted sides with AAR (tabbed) side sills . . . the sills under the doors are extended to include the two small tabs on each side of the door
- 3/3/1+R
(3-Piece) Dreadnaught (style) ends . . . the banana or tapered rib style. (The
3-piece Dreadnaught style end is unique to CONCARRIL built cars)
- Diagonal panel roof
- 8 wide door opening with the 4-Panel Youngstown (style) doors
- AB Brake system . . . In the early 1960s the ABD control valve was introduced, so far I have not found confirmation which control valve was used in the fabrication of this series of cars.
- AAR Type E Bottom operated couplers
- AAR 50-ton trucks, cast steel side frames with integral 5½ x 10 solid bearing journals In the above photo not the ASF-A3 ride control trucks
MODELING SERIES 77810 78004 and 78625 78741
Branchline Trains kit #1500 is an excellent starting point in modeling a car from this series. For this car select end option 1E and the diagonal panel roof. From Walthers purchase the parts spur for the doors from either the PROTO 2000 50 SD or Automobile boxcars. Both come with an 8 wide door that would be extremely easy to modify.
- Start with the ends; first remove the mounting lugs on the back of the ends and with the True Sander[ii] insure the back is flat and square.
- Then, with a mitre box and razor saw cut the ends to provide the parts as required (4 per end), again using the True Sander insure the parts are square. This step will also require an additional pair of ends. Suggestion, use the spare ends from the kit used in the construction of the Style I-a model.
- Reassemble the ends in the new configuration directly on the body shell working from the bottom up.
- Next are the sills. Remove the small tab between the bolster and doorsills. Then install the under frame and train line. Now add the sill extensions using laminated Evergreen Styrene strips #103. Refer to the PHOTO GALLERY OF HO/P87 FREIGHT CAR MODELS for a photo of NdeM 76953.
- To complete the model, follow the kits assembly instructions.
- Please note the PROTO 2000 doors are a 4-panel configuration with three recessed rivet lines equally spaced between the corrugations. Glue in pieces cut Evergreen Styrene channel #261 over each row of rivets. Insure the channel mounts in tight to the corrugations above and below.
- For the trucks use either Kadee or Kato ASF-A3 ride control style.
REFERENCES
- A photo may be found on Juan Viladrosas site . . . HTTP://FERROCARRILMEXICANO1.tripod.com and are as follows:
1) NdeM 77863
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78005 - 78624
CONCARRIL Design type IV
SPECIFICATIONS
AAR Style 50 Steel Boxcar
- 50-6 IL, 9-2 IW, 10-6 IH with a capacity of 110,000 lbs, 3879 cu.ft
- 12-Panel riveted sides with _________________ side sills
- 3/3/1+R
(3-Piece) Dreadnaught (style) ends . . . the banana or tapered rib style. (The
3-piece Dreadnaught style end is unique to CONCARRIL built cars)
- Non-overhanging diagonal panel roof
- 8 wide door opening with the 4-Panel Youngstown (style) doors
- AB Brake system . . . In the early 1960s the ABD control valve was introduced, to date I have no confirmation which control valve was used in the fabrication of this series of cars.
- AAR Type E Bottom operated couplers
- AAR 50-ton trucks, cast steel side frames with integral 5½ x 10 solid bearing journals In the above photo not the ASF-A3 ride control trucks
NdeM 92268
Bush Terminal, Brooklyn, New
York 1975 Joel Norman photo
MODELING SERIES 78005 78624
REFER TO APPENDIX B
FOR THE
DETAILED MODELING OF THE FIRST 50-FOOT BOXCARS