{"product_id":"mol-7050703-moloco-st-cloud-built-50-xm-15-0-double-slider-offset-repainted-big-sky-blue-35930-ho-scale","title":"MOL-7050703 Moloco St. Cloud built 50' XM 15-0 Double-slider offset, Repainted Big Sky Blue #35930 HO-Scale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMOL-7050703\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e70507-03\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMoloco \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHO Scale\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreat Northern\u003cbr\u003eSt. Cloud built 50' XM 15-0 Double-slider offset, Repainted Big Sky Blue \u003cbr\u003e#35930\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description rte\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter many years of successful 40-foot boxcar design and manufacturing at the Great Northern (St. Cloud) Shops in St. Cloud, MN, times were changing and that meant cars needed to get  longer. In late 1956 the St. Cloud Shops started to build one of their most successful group of 50-foot general service boxcar designs. The offset double-slider arrangement had pre-manufactured Youngstown sides along with off the shelf items to make up the bulk of the car design. This was a direct response to current and future on-line shippers from the forestry, metals and minerals industries. Eventually St. Cloud made 1000 cars for the GN and an additional 500 cars for sibling Spokane, Portland and Seattle (SP\u0026amp;S). So, basically these were the main workhorses on the GN and SP\u0026amp;S for a couple of decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven though the finance was secured, raw materials and parts purchased and parts made in 1956, it wasn't until January 1957 for the first ones to roll out the door. They all had distinctive diagonal panel gussets on either side of the door opening which was to strengthen the fifteen-foot door opening for mechanized loading. The door opening was becoming the new standard to forklift loading methods more common in the industries served. Being of Plate B clearance standard translated to unlimited service to all rail lines in the USA, Canada and Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese cars came in multiple paint schemes, but the initial orders came in Vermillion Red with \"super\" large Slanted GREAT NORTHERN lettering on the right side of the car body. GN was not shy about advertising! Later on they received variations of that scheme, as well as the Empire scheme in Vermillion and Glacier Green with GN finishing up post 1966 with the Big Sky Blue. Of course, the paint kept on rolling into the BN era, with several subtle variations in the railroad green scheme. Some were straight repaints while after 1973 most were taken through a few Capital Rebuild Programs (CRP) at a number of shops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESIGN FEATURES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiffering lettering placements for individual car numbers for repainted cars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNailable Steel Floor (NSF) or Wood floors where appropriate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccurately applied roofwalks or not with cut down ladders to match era specific schemes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCar number specific handbrakes, Ajax, Ellcon-National, Equipco, Klasing or Universal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFixed frame design with manual brake wear controls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSt. Cloud designed ladders and other appliances\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWire parts for ALL brake rods, air pipes, and stirrups in specific GN styles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDurable rubber air hoses and metal corner stirrups\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e50t trucks with metal wheels and axles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHighly detailed welded Stanray R3-4 ends uniquely used by the St. Cloud Shops\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eResearched accurate lettering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKadee ”Scale” Whisker couplers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Moloco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51349586903325,"sku":"MOL-7050703","price":139.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2800\/8220\/files\/7050703.webp?v=1779670689","url":"https:\/\/trainworld.net.au\/products\/mol-7050703-moloco-st-cloud-built-50-xm-15-0-double-slider-offset-repainted-big-sky-blue-35930-ho-scale","provider":"Train World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}