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36' Old Time Box
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Features - |
- Fully
assembled and ready to operate
- Seperately
applied brake wheel and roof walk
- Molded
truss rods with turnbuckles
- Molded
plastic underframe with brake cylinder
- Screw
mounted trucks for accurate tracking
- Truck
mounted magnetically operated knuckle couplers
- Minimum
radius: 9¾”
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| Prototype
and Background Information: |
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Railroad boxcars are perhaps not only the best-recognized pieces
of equipment ever put into service but also one of the most identifiable
symbols of the industry itself. During the early years of the industry
freight was hauled on simple flatcars or early gondolas. In Upstate
New York was the burgeoning Mohawk & Hudson Railroad, the first
chartered system in the United States which later became part of
the New York Central, came up with the novel idea of covering its
gondolas in 1833 since the railroad dealt with snow throughout much
of the winter. The car’s development continued to improve over
the years such as switching from basic wood construction with steel
outside-bracing, within the same size specifications; 40 feet, a
standard size employed by the American Association of Railroads
(AAR). What made boxcars great, at least in the eyes of the railroads,
was, their ability to haul about anything! Railroads thrive on redundancy
to maximize efficiency. |
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