B2 Steel boxcar 5000-5499, vermilion red with Empire Builder script, St. Cloud 1955, HO Scale

B2 10' 6" IH 40' 6" IL Steel boxcar 5000-5499, vermilion red with Empire Builder script to right of door, St. Cloud built 1955, HO Scale. These ready-to-run HO scale models of Great Northern 10’ 6” inside height, 40’ 6” inside length, 3900 cubic foot box cars by Rapido are correctly numbered in series 21450 to 21939 built at St. Cloud in 1953 with early dreadnaught ends, and 5000-5499 built at St. Cloud in 1955 with late dreadnaught ends. These cars provided 3900 cubic feet of space compared with 10’ 2” IH, 3715 cubic feet for cars built in 1949 and 1951. These 10’ 6” cars feature a straight side sill that give the cars a husky look that is visibly different than their predecessors. They were painted mineral red when built. Cars have the correct hand brake for each road number. All of the lettering, numbering, and dates on each paint scheme is appropriate for the time period in which the car would have been painted or repainted. Each of the paint schemes offered is supported by photogr