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Congress enacted the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 and we must now note that these ARE NOT TOYS, AND ARE NOT INTENDED FOR USE BY CHILDREN UNDER AGE OF 14. These products are Model Railroad Equipment and Accessories intended for use by adults.

50' Double 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

New York Central

#MTL-506 00 161   New York Central   • Released December 2007   $27.55 retail ea. • $22.04 #NYC 45335 #506 00 161 #NYC 45358 #506 00 162 • Each Boxcar has a Blue Pipe Load     • 506 00 161 has smaller pipes     • 506 00 162 has larger pipes • Painted Brown with NYC Logo and Lettering • 50 standard box cars with double sliding doors • Micro Trains Line Trucks • MTL Truck Mounted Couplers

Western Pacific

#MTL-506 00 231   Western Pacific   • Released January 2018   $27.40 retail ea. • $21.92 #WP 3003 #506 00 231 #WP 3006 #506 00 232 These 50 standard box cars with double doors are brown with aluminum lettering and run on Bettendorf trucks. They were built in 1954, and belonged to series 3001-3010, and were equipped with Evans DF belt rails and Crossmember Type Loaders and were used for general service.

Canadian National

#MTL-506 00 281   Canadian National   • Released March 2014   $26.20 retail ea. • $20.96 #CN 551009 #506 00 281 #CN 551050 #506 00 282 Painted brown with white Wet Noodle logo and lettering and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Originally built by Canadian Car & Foundry (CCF) in October and November of 1957 and numbered into series 598000-598499 auto boxcars. They were converted into general boxcars beginning in 1965 after no longer being required as auto boxcars and renumbered into series 551000-551230. Our car has a service date of October 1975.

Southern Pacific

#MTL-506 00 321   Southern Pacific   • Released April 2016   $26.70 retail ea. • $21.36 #SP 210036 #506 00 321 #SP 210256 #506 00 322 These 50 standard box cars with double doors are painted brown with white lettering and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1954 as part of series 209548-210547, these cars were designed to carry auto parts to manufacturing plants feeding the explosive demand for new vehicles during the mid 1950s. They were eventually re-designated B-50-18 and transferred to general freight carrying everything from food to wood products.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe

#MTL-506 00 341   ATSF   • Released August 2016   $24.90 retail ea. • $19.92 #ATSF 4166 #506 00 341 #ATSF 4179 #506 00 342 These 50 standard box cars with double doors are green with gold lettering and run on Roller Bearing trucks. The work horse of any passenger car train are the head end cars, and ATSF and others found standard boxcars converted for high speed service more than adequate for the job of hauling express freight.

Canadian National

#MTL-506 00 371   Canadian National   • Released July 2018   $25.90 retail ea. • $20.72 #CN 598035 #506 00 371 #CN 598412 #506 00 372 These 50 standard box car with double doors are brown with white lettering and maple leaf logo and run on Bettendorf trucks. Built in November 1957 for Canadian National and assigned to auto parts service, they were re-assigned to general service and had their specialized loading racks removed.

Union Pacific

#MTL-506 00 411   Union Pacific   • Released April 2019   $25.90 retail ea. • $20.72 #U.P. 554375 #506 00 411 #U.P. 554399 #506 00 412 These 50 standard box cars with double doors are synthetic red with yellow lettering and run on Bettendorf trucks. Classified by Union Pacific as an A-50-15, these automobile boxcars had a 50-ton capacity and were built without end doors. Later rebuilt and renumbered into the 554200-554399 series, these cars display the Be Specific Ship Union Pacific slogan.

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