Weed Spray Car X 7603 in HO scale

Great Northern Railway Weed Spray Car X7603 was built at St. Cloud in June of 1963 from box car 45458, a 1937 AAR design steel frame, end, and roof, but wood sided, 40’-6” inside length box car. It was the last weed spray car built by Great Northern. Reference Sheet No. 112 by Frank B. Kahl, states that chemical weed control began on lines West in 1946. All Great Northern’s spray cars were converted from something else. The following chart shows the eight weed sprayers in order of date converted. Spray car                               Date                            Retired X1848                                    11/1945                      4/1950 X1846                                    1949                           5/1962 X1847                                    1949                           2/1979 X1849                                    1950                           6/1979 X1850                                    6/1950                     10/1969                        From