George Sisk Photo, Collection of Charles Winters, Courtesy of Joe Collias

From October 1946 to August 1947, the Southern Railway received 1,000 Postwar AAR Box Cars from Pullman-Standard. All cars had eight foot doors, ten panel sides, "early" Improved Dreadnaught ends (eight full length ribs), Murphy panel roofs and Morton steel running boards. For more information about these cars, see the table below (information courtesy of Ed Hawkins).

SERIES START	SERIES END	BUILT	QTY BLT	BUILDER	HAND BRAKE	TYPE DOOR
330000	330499	10-46	500	PS 5855	Miner	YSD-2A
23000	23241	7-47	242	PS 5855	Universal	YSD-2A
23242	23268	7-47	27	PS 5855	Universal	7P SUP
23269	23299	7-47	31	PS 5855	Universal	YSD-2A
23300	23472	8-47	173	PS 5855	Universal	7P SUP
23473	23486	8-47	14	PS 5855	Universal	YSD-2A
262040	262049	8-47	10	PS 5855	Universal	YSD-2A
307025	307027	8-47	3	PS 5855	Universal	YSD-2A

YSD-2A - Improved Youngstown steel door with three sections (5/5/4 corrugation pattern, top-to-bottom)
7P SUP - 7-Panel Superior door