Duncan-
The Branchline and Walthers coaches are steel cars built as such. They don't
have the deeper letterboard of a steel sheathed car.
The 3537, while not pictured in Bill Glick's photo book, is part of the 3530-38
series which were rebuilt from Class PB-13, PB-13A, and PB14, all built in
1903-4 as 4400-4439 wood bodied steel underframed coaches by ACF. The cars
were steel plated as coaches by Pullman in 1924. The PB13A 5939 was rebuilt
in 3/15/49 to the 3537.
The exact genealogy of the 5939 is not clear; the records do not show the
original number of the car. Some of the cars in the 3530-38 appear to have
gone directly from the original numbers and some through 59XX before going to
the 35XX. I don't know if the renumbering sequence involves if the cars were
steel sheathed or not but the records show the cars done at Pullman in 1924
were the 4431, 4433, 4437, and 4439. I've got a Pullman builders photo of the
4431
I still think you are better off starting with Athearn Pullmans for the windows
ends and windows and letterboard proportions are better for this project than
the Walthers or Branchline cars. The Athearn Baggage will give you the doors
and blank side material. Use the Walthers and Branchline car better parts for
the underframe and other details, but the Athearn stuff, although more
difficult to chop up, will get you
closer to the 3537.
Charlie Vlk
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