Hubert's - HN5513 - Boxcar, 50 Foot, Gunderson 5200 - Upper Merion & Plymouth - 570204

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: The UMP opened in 1907 to serve the Allen Wood Steel Company rolling mill in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. By the mid-80s, the railroad and mill were owned by Lukens Steel. They purchased Conrail’s former Reading bridge over Schuylkill River and what remained of their Oreland Branch. Today, UMP runs 14 miles of industrial track in Conshohocken and Swedeland, serving the old Allen Wood rolling mill, and Heckscher coke ovens, as well as three customers who moved onto unused portions of the steel mill property. They include a printing plant for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Lonza Chemicals and a wood treatment company.

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.