ExactRail - EN-51209-2 - Boxcar, 50 Foot, Evans 5277 - Ferdinand - 156

Prototype History: With the Per Diem rules implemented by the US government to encourage railroads to purchase more boxcars, boxcar manufacturing roared into gear in the 1970s. Every major manufacturer cranked out 50 foot boxcars to satisfy the demand. Evans was no exception. Empowered by its acquisition of United States Railway Equipment (USRE), Evans-USRE boxcars became ubiquitous during the IPD boxcar boom of the 1970s. With modern upgrades such as box-corrugated, non-terminating ends, Stanray X-panel overhanging roof, and riveted car sides near the end posts, the Evans-USRE 5277 is a classic boxcar of the IPD era.

The former Evans railcar repair facility in Springfield OR is now owned/operated by Gunderson.

Road Name History: The FRDN was built in 1909 to connect Ferdinand, Indiana to the Southern Railway at Huntingburg, six and a half miles away. The line was not heavily traveled and a single 4-4-0 worked the line until 1953. A GE 45-tonner then took over. The railroad was owned by the Dolly Madison Bakery for several years. They had a facility served by the Ferdinand. During the incentive per diem boxcar boom, car builder and lessor Evans Transportation leased Ferdinand’s FRDN reporting marks and placed more than a thousand cars in service (more than could be stored on the railroad if they all came home at once.) After the boom, the railroad was sold in 1987 and became the Ferdinand & Huntingburg for a few years before being abandoned in 1991.

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