40' PS-1 Boxcar, C&O (Weaver)

Weaver Models stock#3059 and assembled by the auther
Pullman-Standard PS-1 40'6" IL boxcar
Chesapeak & Ohio Railroad "LCL Service" scheme, C&O 12706

C＆Oの有名なLCLボックスカーは、高速道路のトラックによって急速に侵食された小口貨物輸送を繋ぎとめるための、興味深い「冒険」だった。 C＆Oの自社工場は1956年、古い100台を改修して目をひく塗装を施した。また、特別なLCLタイムテーブルとパンフレットも発行した。 しかし、潮流を止めようとする試みは失敗し、1962年までにすべてのLCLサービスは廃止された。これらの車は、通常の貨物サービスへ転用され、1970年代に廃車となるまでこのスキームを保った。モデルは1956年以降のシーンで確実に注目される存在となるだろう。（C&O歴史協会のBachmann製品説明文を引用）

C&O's famous LCL Box cars were certainly an interesting "adventure" for the railway as it tried to save the small-shipment freight business as highway trucks quickly eroded it. The C&O's mechanical department took 100 older cars, rebuilt them, and painted them in a striking scheme in 1956. At the same time, the company was issuing special LCL timetables and brochures. However, the attempt to stem the tide was unsuccessful and by 1962 all LCL service was eliminated on C&O. These cars then went into service handling normal freight, but kept their distinctive paint scheme until their retirement in the 1970s. They certainly make a great show in a model train of the post-1956 era. (quoted from C&O Historical Society's site)

added an explanation 2016-10-20
updated the explanation 2018-02-10