Looking for ACF 5090 [WAS: 5277] (or close) Boxcar Drawings - any advice?

[ednadolski]

Per the subject, I am considering doing one of these as a scratch/bash build and I am trying to find scale proto drawings, particularly of the underframe.  Any chance of anyone knowing where such drawings might be obtained?

I've looked thru https://rrmagazineindex.org/ but the search is not very good.   One possible result is the September 2020 MR, could anyone with access to that tell me if that issue has the drawings?

I also found some drawings on trainiax.net, but these are only the sides, and not the underframe/roof/ends or any cross-sections.

I do have RMC April-July 2020 which has some PS 5077 drawings, but IDK how similar those are.

Thanks in advance,
Ed

[chessie system fan]

I'm looking at trainiax.  There isn't an ACF 5277.   Do you mean the ACF 5090? Or an FMC 5277?

[ednadolski]

Yes, the ACF 5090, thanks for catching that.  Apologies for the confusion,  I fixed it in the Subject: line.

I'm thinking of the BN variant, which I believe is ex-RBOX  (tho not all of the BN ex-RBOXes were the ACF 5090).  I don't think those cars had cushioned underframes, so probably I can get away with using the drawing of the PS underframe.

The BNs had the Superior door which I would have to scratchbuild:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/rrpa_photos/45143/bn249234.jpg

Thanks,
Ed

[chessie system fan]

No problem lol.  Luckily, there are some in the December 1995 Mainline Modeler.  That's for an L&N waffle-sided plug door variant, but I'm sure the underframe is the same (and it's not a cushioned car). Its ends are slightly different from that BN photo.  And if you need side drawings, I believe there were some in MRC back when the Railbox cars were new. 

[GimpLizard]

Per the subject, I am considering doing one of these as a scratch/bash build and I am trying to find scale proto drawings, particularly of the underframe.  Any chance of anyone knowing where such drawings might be obtained?

One possible result is the September 2020 MR, could anyone with access to that tell me if that issue has the drawings?

Thanks in advance,
Ed

I just checked the September 2020 MR, Ed. Unfortunately it does not contain any prototype drawings.