In
1974, ACF® built the first box car for Railbox, a subsidiary of the Trailer
Train Company. They went on to produce 5,400 50’ cars over the next six years,
receiving large orders from Class I railroads, shortlines and box car leasing
companies. These box cars have a 50' 6" interior length designed to fit slightly
larger Plate C dimensions. This yielded a capacity of nearly 5,300 cubic feet.
Most of the cars were built with non-cushioned underframes.
Model Information
Prototypical non-terminating
corrugated ends
Diagonal paneled
roof Single 10-foot YSD design sliding door (non-operating)
Detailed
cross-member attachment rivets on the side sills
