Athearn

Jim Sands Photos, 1968, 1966. Note that 48859 is lined for grain hauling.

This car represents a 1951 Standard AAR design. It is closest to UP's S-40-12 class built in 1952. The first 200 had red sides, aluminum end and roof, and yellow lettering while the next 300 were yellow with red lettering. The yellow paint UP (kit 1779) were seldom seen off line, but the red painted version (kit 1770) were regularly off line. As is common with Athearn, the diagonal panel roof is backwards. These were double deck cars but could carry cattle or sheep/hogs because of the uneven floor spacing and tall car height. A modeler could easily add the second deck flooring.