Plugdoor Boxcar
DM&E Railroad at Winona Junction. (Plug Door Boxcar find)!
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Bachmann Trains Santa Fe 50′ Plug-Door Box Car $10.72 50′ plug-door box car includes blackened machined-metal wheels with RP25 contours. It is magnetically operated, body mounted E-Z Mate couplers. Non-magnetic, blackened brass axles with needlepoint bearings. Celcon trucks added weight for optimum tracking.Features include: •Blackened machined-metal wheels with RP25 contours•Magnetically operated, body mounted E-Z Mate couplers•Non-ma… |
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Atlas 7507-6 Evans 53′ Double Plug-Door Boxcar British Columbia BCIT 800539 $74.99 This 53′ boxcar was manufactured in the 1960′s and ’70′s by Evans Company, and was used primarily to haul produce, wood and paper products, and canned goods. The prototype is an insulated RBL featuring a 16 foot opening and double plug doors… |
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Branchline Trains HO Scale Blueprint Series 50′ Plug-Door Boxcar 3-Pack – CGW While sliding doors were used on almost all box cars built prior to WWII, after the war many railroads experimented with the use of plugdoors on freight cars. Similar in design to the doors used on many refrigerator cars, boxcar plugdoors offered the benefits of a tight seal and a smooth inside wall surface. Initially built in small numbers, plugdoor boxcars gained popularity starting in the 1950′… |
