Kris Penn Central Rolling Stock

Penn Central was created from a merger of the New Haven, New York Central and Pennsylvania railroads. Variations noted are from the Kris Model Trains chapter of Greenberg's Guide to Kusan Trains.

Kris Penn Central 74002 boxcar red boxcar with panel doors

Penn Central 74002 boxcar; boxcar red; white lettering; small white PC logo; sliding boxcar red panel doors; full ladders. Boxcar variation (B) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the G. Clarke collection.

Kris Penn Central 74002 boxcar red boxcar with plug doors

Penn Central 74002 boxcar; boxcar red; white lettering; small white PC logo; sliding boxcar red plug doors; full ladders. Boxcar variation (C) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Penn Central 74002 boxcar with extra markings - side 1

Side 1

Penn Central 74002 boxcar with extra markings - side 2

Side 2

Penn Central 74002 boxcar; boxcar red; white and yellow lettering and graphics; small white PC logo; sliding boxcar red plug doors; full ladders. Similar to boxcar variation (C) above, but with additional yellow silk-screened markings. Side 1 has yellow CP and CUSHIONED CAR markings. There is also an extra multicolor graphic on the lower right near the ladder bottom. Side 2 has yellow SEL and CUSHIONED CAR lettering. Photos courtesy of the G. Clarke collection.

Kris Penn Central 74002 green boxcar with panel doors and five lines of technical car data

Penn Central 74002 boxcar; green; white lettering; small white PC logo; sliding green panel doors; half ladders; five lines of technical car data on the right. Boxcar variation (D) in Greenberg's. Ladder size and technical car data differences not specified in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Kris Penn Central 74002 green boxcar with panel doors and six lines of technical car data

Penn Central 74002 boxcar; green; white lettering; small white PC logo; sliding green panel doors; full ladders; six lines of technical car data on the right. Boxcar variation (D) in Greenberg's. Ladder size and technical car data differences not specified in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.

Kris Penn Central 74002 green boxcar with panel doors and seven lines of technical car data

Penn Central 74002 boxcar; green; white lettering; small white PC logo; sliding green panel doors; full ladders; seven lines of technical car data on the right. Boxcar variation (D) in Greenberg's. Ladder size and technical car data differences not specified in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Kris Penn Central 74002 green boxcar with plug doors

Penn Central 74002 boxcar; green; white lettering; small white PC logo; sliding green plug doors; full ladders. Green with green plug doors boxcar variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Kris Penn Central 74002 green boxcar with silver plug doors and five lines of technical car data

Penn Central 74002 boxcar; green; white lettering; small white PC logo; sliding silver plug doors; half ladders; five lines of technical car data on the right. Small PC logo with silver plug doors and technical car data differences not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Kris Penn Central 74002 green boxcar with silver plug doors and six lines of technical car data

Penn Central 74002 boxcar; green; white lettering; small white PC logo; sliding silver plug doors; half ladders; six lines of technical car data on the right. Small PC logo with silver plug doors and technical car data differences not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Kris Penn Central 74002 green boxcar with silver plug doors and six lines of technical car data in one column

This car is similar to the one above, except it has six lines of technical car data arranged in a single column on the right. Small PC logo with silver plug doors and technical car data differences not documented in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.

Kris Penn Central 121623 boxcar

Penn Central 121623 boxcar; green; black lettering; small black PC logo; sliding green panel doors; full ladders. Boxcar variation (F) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Kris Penn Central 160220 boxcar

Penn Central 160220 boxcar; green; black lettering; small black PC logo; sliding green panel doors; full ladders. Boxcar variation (G) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Kris Penn Central 274002 boxcar with large black PC

Penn Central 274002 boxcar; green; white lettering; large black PC logo; sliding green panel doors; full ladders. Boxcar variation (K) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.

Kris Penn Central 274002 boxcar with small white PC and green panel doors

Penn Central 274002 boxcar; green; white lettering; small white PC logo; sliding green panel doors; full ladders. Boxcar variation (L) in Greenberg's. Door color not specified in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the F. Lee collection.

Kris Penn Central 274002 boxcar with small white PC and black panel doors

Penn Central 274002 boxcar; green; white lettering; small white PC logo; sliding black panel doors; full ladders. Boxcar variation (L) in Greenberg's. Door color not specified in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Kris Penn Central 274002 boxcar with large white PC

Penn Central 274002 boxcar; light green; white lettering; large white PC logo; sliding light green panel doors; full ladders. Technical car data on the right. Boxcar variation (M) in Greenberg's. Technical car data differences not specified in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the G. Clarke collection.

Kris Penn Central 274002 boxcar with no car data on the right

Penn Central 274002 boxcar; light green; white lettering; large white PC logo; sliding light green panel doors; full ladders. No technical car data on the right. Boxcar variation (M) in Greenberg's. Technical car data differences not specified in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Kris Penn Central 274002 boxcar with plug doors

Penn Central 274002 boxcar; light green; white lettering; large white PC logo; sliding silver plug doors; full ladders. Plug doors boxcar variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.

Kris Penn Central 374003 boxcar

Penn Central 374003 boxcar; light green; white lettering; large white PC logo; sliding light green panel doors; full ladders. Boxcar variation (P) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Kris Penn Central boxcar red boxcar with panel doors

Penn Central boxcar; no road number; boxcar red; white lettering; small white PC logo; sliding boxcar red panel doors; full ladders. Boxcar variation (R) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Kris Penn Central refrigerator car

Penn Central refrigerator car; yellow; tuscan roof and ends; no lettering or road number; large black PC logo; stamped yellow plug doors; full ladders. There are no Penn Central refrigerator cars listed in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the B. Batt collection.

Kris Penn Central 374 green stock car with black lettering and black panel doors

Penn Central 374 stock car; green; black lettering and PC logo; sliding black panel doors; full ladders. Stock car variation (B) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Kris Penn Central 374 green stock car with black lettering, black panel doors and white car end stamping

Penn Central 374 stock car; green; black lettering and PC logo; sliding black panel doors; full ladders; white "PC 374" stamped on the car ends. Like stock car variation (B) above, but with white stamping on the car ends. Photo courtesy of the G. Clarke collection.

Kris Penn Central 374 green stock car with white lettering and black panel doors

Penn Central 374 stock car; green; white lettering and PC logo; sliding black panel doors; full ladders. White lettering with panel doors stock car variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Kris Penn Central 374 tuscan stock car

Stock car variation (D) in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.

Kris Penn Central 374 tuscan stock car with black panel doors

Penn Central 374 stock car; tuscan; white lettering and PC logo; sliding black panel doors; full ladders. Black panel doors stock car variation not in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the G. Clarke collection.