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50' Single Door Boxcar

Prototypical Features:

• Accurate printing and paint schemes you have
come to expect from Micro-Trains®
• Cast Zinc underframe for detail and durability

• Fine Details
• Truck Mounted Couplers
• Magne-Matic Knuckle Couplers

• Detailed brake wheel applied separately
• Nicely Weighted
• Jewel Case

Undecorated

#MTL-505 00 000 Undecorated
• Actual color may vary from photo
$~~16.45~~ retail ea.

#505 00 000

#N/A

Includes:
• Brake Wheel
• Unpainted Body
• Sliding Single Doors
• Micro Trains Line Trucks
• MTL Truck Mounted Couplers

Boston & Maine

#13511-2 Atlantic Coast Line
• Released TBA
$~~--.--~~ retail ea.

Burlington Northern

#13517-2 Burlington Northern
• Released TBA
$~~--.--~~ retail ea.

PRR

#13518-2 Pennsylvania RR
• Released TBA
$~~--.--~~ retail ea.

CB&Q

#13519-2 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
• Released TBA
$~~--.--~~ retail ea.

Illinois Central

#MTL-505 00 020 Illinois Central
• Released August 2013
$~~24.60~~ retail ea.

#505 00 020

#IC 523090

Painted orange with the black and white split I logo; built July 1953 on Bettendorf trucks. The Illinois Central Railroad was chartered in 1851 to build a railroad from Cairo, IL, to Galena, IL. In 1972 the Illinois Central merged with the parallel Gulf Mobile & Ohio to form Illinois Central Gulf. By 1990 the road was a trimmed and rationalized Chicago-to-Gulf railroad; it was returned to individual shareholders and operational management. The name Illinois Central Railroad was restored.

ACL

#505 00 080 Atlantic Coast Line
• Released August 2007
$~~--.--~~ retail ea.

Alaska Railroad

#MTL-505 00 200 Alaska
• Released February 2005
$~~20.45~~ retail ea.

#ARR 10701

#505 00 200

Includes:
• Brake Wheel
• Micro Trains Line Trucks
• MTL Body Mounted Couplers

Rock Island

#505 00 210 Rock Island
• Released TBA
$~~--.--~~ retail ea.

Boston & Maine

#505 00 220 Boston & Maine
• Released TBA
$~~--.--~~ retail ea.

Chicago & Northwestern

#MTL-505 00 231 C&NW
• Released September 2008
$~~19.65~~ retail ea.

#505 00 231

#51456

#505 00 232

#51772

Painted box car red with large, white Route of the 400 and The Streamliners and white lettering. Built May 1957 by Mt. Vernon Car Manufacturing Company; on Bettendorf trucks. The well known Ball and Bell emblem of the C&NW first appeared in 1885. During the 1940s it initiated the famous 400 s, named so because in 1935, C&NW had an advertisement that said: From Chicago to Twin Cities (Minneapolis, St. Paul), Not more than 400 miles, Not more than 400 Minutes!!! , make the 400 a well-known C&NW trademark.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

#MTL-505 00 240 AT&SF
• Released July 2009
$~~34.65~~ retail ea.

#505 00 240

#ATSF 10001

Painted red with black roof and ends, ladders and details. Bears the early Circle-Cross herald. Built in Oct. 1954; on Roller Bearing trucks. This car was a one-of-a-kind test bed for a new home-built class of cars. The success of this experiment led to the construction of 100 new Bx-76 class cars in 1958-1959. Along with the new cushioning came a brilliant Indian Red paint scheme with an oversized 61 version of the older style Circle Cross herald with the black box background, used only on this Bx-77 car.

New York Central

#MTL-505 00 250 New York Central
• Released May 2010
$~~25.85~~ retail ea.

#505 00 250

#NYC 92101

Painted blue with black ends and roof. Bears an experimental scheme of the light blue on white New York Central logo with the white NY Central script herald. Built in May 1957 by American Car & Foundry, serviced in Sept. 1958; runs on Bettendorf trucks. One of two assigned to Flintkote Company service. A few months later, the NYC began painting their freight cars NYC Century Green. The DF on the door signifies this car offers damage-free delivery of customer cargo.

Erie Lackawanna

#MTL-505 00 270 Erie Lackawanna
• Released March 2011
$~~22.25~~ retail ea.

#505 00 270

#EL 66270

This 50 standard box car with single Youngstown door is painted gray with maroon Broken E Diamond logo and lettering. It was built in 1956 by American Car & Foundry, serviced in 1961 and runs on Roller Bearing trucks. It was originally built as part of DL&W series 12000-12074 in 1956 then renumbered after the 1960 merger of the Erie Railroad & the Detroit, Lackawanna & Western Railroad. It later became part of the Erie Lackawanna series 66250-66276.

New York Central

#MTL-505 00 280 New York Central
• Released June 2012
$~~29.60~~ retail ea.

#505 00 280

#NYC 176144

This 50 standard box car with single door is painted black with green sides and runs on black roller bearing trucks. It was originally built by the Despatch Shops at East Rochester, New York in 1941 as part of a 11000 car fleet, this car was serviced in April of 1959 and repainted in this scheme of Century green sides with black ends and roof, and white lettering. The large white, black and red cigar band logo decorates the left side.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

#MTL-505 00 291 AT&SF
• Released September 2012
$~~32.80~~ retail ea.

#505 00 291

#ATSF 14555

#505 00 292

#ATSF 14597

These 50 standard box cars with single sliding Youngstown doors are painted red with black ends. They bear the circle/cross Santa Fe logos painted in white with white and yellow slogans, and white lettering. They were built in January 1960, serviced in May 1974, and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Both are of the 500 car series 14500-14999 class Bx-81. They are equipped with SL Loaders, Shock Control underframe and nailable steel floors.

State of Maine

#MTL-505 00 321 State of Maine
• Released March 2015
$~~29.95~~ retail ea.

#505 00 321

#BAR 10027

#505 00 322

#BAR 10038

Built in 1957 these 50 standard box cars with single doors are part of series 10000 - 10349. They were delivered in the highly recognizable red, white and blue State of Maine Products paint scheme with Bettendorf trucks. Bangor & Aroostook served northern Maine industry throughout the 20th century.

Western Pacific

#MTL-505 00 341 Western Pacific
• Released August 2015
$~~24.95~~ retail ea.

#505 00 341

#WP 36010

#505 00 342

#WP 36015

These 50' standard box cars with single door are painted mineral red with silver lettering and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1955 as part of series 36001-36025 this car was an unequipped, general service car.

Kansas City Southern

#MTL-505 00 371 KCS
• Released July 2017
$~~26.90~~ retail ea.

#KCS 400

#505 00 371

#KCS 402

#505 00 372

These 50' standard box cars with single doors are black with white lettering and red and yellow band and run on Roller Bearing trucks. Built in October of 1941 and originally numbered into series 25100-25288, four cars were eventually converted into express box cars in 1948 and numbered into the series 400-403. They were equipped with special racks for loading Chevrolet front axles.

Southern Pacific

#MTL-505 00 391 Southern Pacific
• Released May 2019
$~~28.90~~ retail ea.

#505 00 391

#SP 651556

#505 00 392

#SP 651663

These 50' standard boxcars with single door are brown with white lettering and run on Roller Bearing trucks. These 4895 cubic foot capacity boxcars were built in 1957 and displayed a new paint scheme for Southern Pacific to showcase the "Hydra-Cushion" underframe and DF loader systems.

Great Northern

#MTL-505 00 401 Great Northern
• Released September 2019
$~~26.90~~ retail ea.

#505 00 401

#G.N. 39651

#505 00 402

#G.N. 39673

These 50' standard box cars with single door are green with white lettering and red door and run on Roller Bearing trucks. Belonging to a 200-car series, this 4940 cubic foot capacity car was built in 1963 by American Car & Foundry. Featuring a cushioned underframe and DF loaders, it was used for shock-sensitive cargos.

"Cameo" Series

As of February 2020 Micro-Trains began a new series, titled C&O "Cameo" Series, a monthly Box Car series in both N and Z. In 1956, Chesapeake & Ohio produced six different experimental paint schemes on 50' Pullman Standard box cars. These six one-of-a-kind cars will be released over a six month period, with the first car releasing in February 2020. Don't miss out on this unique one-time offering from Micro-Trains.
If you preordered yours with an email go ahead and place your order now!

"Cameo" Series #1

#MTL-505 00 421 Chesapeake & Ohio
• Released February 2020
$~~34.95~~ retail ea.

"Cameo" Series #1

#505 00 421

#C&O 21290

This 50' standard box car with single door is black with yellow lettering and runs on Roller Bearing trucks. Designed for C&O's Less-than-Carload service, this car was one of six specially painted for viewing by company stockholders in 1957, using the newly adopted Futura lettering style and featuring a yellow sill stripe to increase nighttime visibility. Ultimately, the LCL program did not have the required demand to be successful, and these cars were later painted back into standard fleet colors.

"Cameo" Series #2

#MTL-505 00 422 Chesapeake & Ohio
• Released March 2020
$~~34.95~~ retail ea.

"Cameo" Series #2

#505 00 422

#C&O 21299

This 50' standard box car with single door is blue with yellow triangle and runs on Roller Bearing trucks. Designed for C&O's Less-than-Carload service, this car was one of six specially painted for viewing by company stockholders in 1957, using the newly adopted Futura lettering style and featuring a yellow sill stripe to increase nighttime visibility. Ultimately, the LCL program did not have the required demand to be successful, and these cars were later painted back into standard fleet colors.

"Cameo" Series #3

#MTL-505 00 423 Chesapeake & Ohio
• Released May 2020
$~~34.95~~ retail ea.

"Cameo" Series #3

#505 00 423

#C&O 21463

This 50' standard box car with single door is blue with yellow band and runs on Roller Bearing trucks. Designed for C&O's Less-than-Carload service, this car was one of six specially painted for viewing by company stockholders in 1957, using the newly adopted Futura lettering style and featuring a yellow sill stripe to increase nighttime visibility. Ultimately, the LCL program did not have the required demand to be successful, and these cars were later painted back into standard fleet colors.

"Cameo" Series #4

#MTL-505 00 424 Chesapeake & Ohio
• Released June 2020
$~~34.95~~ retail ea.

"Cameo" Series #4

#505 00 424

#C&O 21294

This 50 standard box car with single door is blue with yellow band and runs on Roller Bearing trucks. Designed for C&O s Less-than-Carload service, this car was one of six specially painted for viewing by company stockholders in 1957, using the newly adopted Futura lettering style and featuring a yellow sill stripe to increase nighttime visibility. Ultimately, the LCL program did not have the required demand to be successful, and these cars were later painted back into standard fleet colors.

"Cameo" Series #5

#MTL-505 00 425 Chesapeake & Ohio
• Released July 2020
$~~34.95~~ retail ea.

"Cameo" Series #5

#505 00 425

#C&O 21457

This 50 standard box car with single door is blue with yellow bands and runs on Roller Bearing trucks. Designed for C&O s Less-than-Carload service, this car was one of six specially painted for viewing by company stockholders in 1957, using the newly adopted Futura lettering style and featuring a yellow sill stripe to increase nighttime visibility. Ultimately, the LCL program did not have the required demand to be successful, and these cars were later painted back into standard fleet colors.

Santa Fe

#MTL-505 00 411 ATSF
• Released September 2019
$~~26.90~~ retail ea.

#505 00 411

#ATSF 11111

#505 00 412

#ATSF 11129

These 50' standard box cars with single door are mineral brown with white lettering and run on Bettendorf trucks. This 4870 cubic-foot box car was built in 1953 by ATSF, and advertised "The Chief" on one side, Santa Fe's Chicago to Los Angeles premier passenger train. Belonging to class Bx-64, it belonged to a series of 300 cars.

Reading

#MTL-505 00 461 Reading
• Released September 2021
$~~27.95~~ retail ea.

#19312

#505 00 461

#19312

#505 00 462

These 50 standard box cars with single door are green with yellow lettering and run on Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1945 as 40 cars, they were later rebuilt into a 50 cars featuring DF loaders, joining Class XMLc. Reading can be traced back to 1833 as the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, one of the first railroads in the United States. Over time it became just Reading, and remained profitable through World War I. By the 1960s, declining profits lead to bankruptcy in 1971. In 1976, the remaining assets were merged with other railroads to form Conrail.

Southern Pacific

#MTL-505 00 471 Southern Pacific
• Canceled
$~~26.80~~ retail ea.

#505 00 471
Canceled
#N/A

#505 00 472
Canceled
#N/A

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