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Available in four decal variants spanning the Southern Pacific family of railroads: \u003cstrong\u003eSP\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSP Express Service\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eT\u0026amp;NO\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eSD\u0026amp;AE\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eB-50-16\u003c\/strong\u003e was built in \u003cstrong\u003e1927\u003c\/strong\u003e as a \u003cstrong\u003ewood-sheathed boxcar\u003c\/strong\u003e — a construction method in which a steel underframe and structural members were clad in wooden exterior sheathing, combining the strength of steel framing with the traditional wooden car body that had defined American freight car construction for decades. By 1927 the industry was rapidly transitioning toward all-steel construction, making the B-50-16 a late and refined example of the wood-sheathed era — a contrast to the B-50-15 (also available from Out of the Box Models), which began as a wooden car and was later rebuilt with steel sheathing. 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