The Boxcar Page
Boxcars are among the most common and the most unusual rolling stock. Here are a few which we like.
Classic WP Boxcar by K - Line ...
boxcar (the American term; the British call this kind of car a "goods van") is a railroad car that is enclosed and generally used to carry general freight.
BOXCAR TOURIST"Hobo
BRAIN PLATE"Trainman's cap or hat badge
BRAINS or THE BRAINS"Conductor; sometimes called brainless wonder, a term also applied to any train or engineman or official who does things his fellows consider queer ...
Boxcar Tourist
Hobo.
Boxed joints
Tracks with rail joints on one side directly opposite the joints on the other side; also called "opposed" or "square" joints.
1. Boxcars
One of the most common and versitile cars on the rails, boxcars actually come in many specialized varieties.
2. Covered Hoppers ...
For boxcars or tenders with no power leads, more work is needed. First, you will need a metal wheel set for at least one axle of the truck that does not have the sensors glued to it.
Boxcar with mechanical cooling equipment.
Regional railroad
A railroad bigger than a short line but smaller than a major railroad, usually a Class 2 railroad. Examples: Bangor & Aroostook, Ontario Northland, Florida East Coast, Iowa Interstate.
Boxcar used by hobos in stealing rides.
Siding
An auxiliary track for storage, servicing of industries and lineside customers, or for trains to meet each other.
A boxcar that is taller than standard and thus has a higher cubic capacity.
Hydrocal
A hard, quick-setting plaster often preferred for model railroad scenery and made by U.S. Gypsum.
A boxcar loaded with automobile engines in Buffalo is heading towards an assembly plant in say, Kansas City. Petrochemicals produced in Louisiana are shipped in tank cars to a customer in Chicago that will use them to produce consumable products.
A Boxcar (US) Goods van (UK): rolling stock, used to transport freight
BNSF Railway GP60B B Unit
An example of a BNSF Railway bad order repair tag ...
40' Boxcars.
Left to right: O, HO, N.
When choosing a scale, its important to remember, that the larger the number in the proportions, the smaller the model will be. For instance, HO, is 1:87.1, or about half the size of O at 1:48.
Accurail, boxcars
Forcade Insurance Agency, tickets
Badger - Modelflex Paints, Modelflex paint ...
A type of boxcar that is taller than a standard boxcar, and therefore has a higher cubic capacity.
Induction ...
Ventilated Boxcar
Similar to an ordinary boxcar, but arranged for ventilation and suitable for the transportation of produce or other foodstuffs not needing refrigeration.
Washout ...
Refrigerated boxcar
Reconsignment
1. Reloading the contents of a railcar, van, or container at a station to enable resorting for export or import
2.
Hi-Cube An oversized boxcar usually used to haul autoparts. Highball A signal given to proceed at maximum permissible speed.
Be smart-(don't buy a wooden ship model kit worth $400.00 for your very first attempt.) Start with a simple automobile, a boxcar, or a small airplane and then work your way up to more advanced models.
RS3 RS3 Pheobe Snow Boxcar
Erie Caboose RS3 Southport Station
Upper & lower levels at Southport. Upper & lower levels at Southport. Passenger car in the cut.
The tiny boxcar body sitting on the ground was built for the thirty-inch gauge Yosemite Short line. The Y.S.L. had projected main line of some sixty miles. H.K.
Also, to show the effect of sun damage, paint loss, and wear and tear to the galvanized roofs of boxcars, you can apply a light coat of Polly Scale Flat Aluminum to the middle length of the top of the boxcar, ...
5 (garden railways; a boxcar is as big as a 2 liter pop bottle)
O 1:48 (Lionel, others)
S 1:64 (not too widespread)
HO 1:87.1 (the most popular; cars about 7-9 inches long)
N 1:160 (smaller than HO- half the size)
Z 1:220 (extremely small) ...
Boxcar
RAILWAYS. The US term for a freight wagon with a flat base, enclosed on all four sides and by a roof, which can be loaded and unloaded via doors on the sides. Usually called a van in the UK and Australia.
BR ...
Test the smoothness of your joint by rolling a boxcar over the sections of track.
Joining Cut Sections of Flex Track
1 ...
Reefer: A refrigerator car. Similar in appearance to a boxcar but uses ice or mechanical cooling equipment.
Van
A goods wagon, but one that's fully enclosed with a roof and doors. Roughly analogous to the North American boxcar, only smaller.
train brake which is fail-safe in operation: the brake is powered by a vacuum from the locomotive but the application is actually by atmospheric pressure when the vacuum is released. Now largely superseded by the air brake.
(goods) Van (UK), boxcar ...
PRR R50B express reefer
NYC express reefer
NYC milk car
Rutland milk car
Reading express boxcar
PRR P-70 75' heavyweight coach
PRR B-60 60' round-roof heavyweight baggage
PRR B-60 60' clerestory-roof heavyweight baggage ...
Similar to a boxcar but has ice or mechanical cooling equipment.
Reefer Block - A freight train consist of refrigerator cars.
Regional Railroad - A railroad which is smaller than a major railroad but larger than a short line railroad.
For example, if a real boxcar is 500" long and you want your model in 1:100 scale, then the model should be 100 times smaller, 500"/100, or 5" long.
 See also: Train, Track, Locomotive, Engine, Switch
  
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