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HO 50’ ACF Outside Post Box Car Announced 9.28.18Orders Due: 10.26.18

ETA: September 2019

$28.98 SRP

Canadian National

CSX

Ferromex

Norfolk Southern

RND14820 HO50’ACFOutsidePostBoxCar,CN#418608RND14821 HO50’ACFOutsidePostBoxCar,CN#418617RND14822 HO50’ACFOutsidePostBoxCar,CN#418629

RND14823 HO50’ACFOutsidePostBoxCar,CSX#129918RND14824 HO50’ACFOutsidePostBoxCar,CSX#129928RND14825 HO50’ACFOutsidePostBoxCar,CSX#129932

RND14826 HO50’ACFOutsidePostBoxCar,Ferromex#871502RND14827 HO50’ACFOutsidePostBoxCar,Ferromex#871516RND14828 HO50’ACFOutsidePostBoxCar,Ferromex#871527

RND14829 HO50’ACFOutsidePostBoxCar,NS#405518RND14830 HO50’ACFOutsidePostBoxCar,NS#405529RND14831 HO50’ACFOutsidePostBoxCar,NS#405534

Era:2000s+

Era:2000s

Era:2000s+

Era:2005+

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HO 50’ ACF Outside Post Box Car Announced 9.28.18Orders Due: 10.26.18

ETA: September 2019

$28.98 SRP

Santa Fe

Railbox

BNSF Railway

Union Pacific*

OPENING WI0-0 H10-4

FORK TRUCK PUSH POCKETS

SECURE BOTHHASPS BEFOREMOVING CAR

STANDARD CAR SEAL

SECURITY DEVICE ONLY

RBOX 11062

SPRG D-5

RBOX 11062

SPRG D-5

EX WE WI LI WI HCU FT

HH

13-714-4

10-1110-050-69-6

10-7509050K

CAPYLD LMTLT WT

XM

NEW 5-75

2 INCH HF COMP SHOES

154000161300

58700

2 INCH HF COMP SHOES

RB11 062

OX

The nationwide boxcar pool

BLT5-75

COTSABD

12-80BN

LUBNO

12-80

L

RND14864 HO50’ACFOutsidePostBoxCar,SF#15661RND14865 HO50’ACFOutsidePostBoxCar,SF#15672RND14866 HO50’ACFOutsidePostBoxCar,SF#15689

RND29368 HORTR50’ACFBox,RBOX/Early#11062RND29369 HORTR50’ACFBox,RBOX/Early#11055RND92317 HORTR50’ACFBox,RBOX/Early#11069RND92318 HORTR50’ACFBox,RBOX/Early#10048

RND14817 HO50’ACFOutsidePostBoxCar,BNSF#724873RND14818 HO50’ACFOutsidePostBoxCar,BNSF#724880RND14819 HO50’ACFOutsidePostBoxCar,BNSF#724889

RND14832 HO50’ACFOutsidePostBoxCar,UP#130552RND14833 HO50’ACFOutsidePostBoxCar,UP#130561RND14834 HO50’ACFOutsidePostBoxCar,UP#130573

Era:1970s+

Era:1970s+

Era:2005+

Era:2000s+

* Union Pacific licensed Product

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HO 50’ ACF Outside Post Box Car Announced 9.28.18Orders Due: 10.26.18

ETA: September 2019

$28.98 SRP

All Road NamesModel FeATUReS: • Separatelyappliedbrakewheel• Fully-assembledandreadytorun•Highly-detailed,injection-moldedbody•Positionableslidingdoor•Separatebrakewheel• Paintedandprintedforrealisticdecoration•Machinedmetalwheels•Weightedfortroublefreeoperation•WheelswithRP25contoursoperateonallpopularbrandsoftrack

•BodymountedMcHenryoperatingscaleknucklecouplers•Windowpackagingforeasyviewing• Interiorplasticblistercartonsafelyholdsmodelforconvenientstorage

•Minimumradius:15”

PRoToTYPe ANd BACKGRoUNd INFo: Thelate1970’sweremarkedbyasupposedshortageofmodernuseableboxcarsintherailroadindustry.SeveralrailindustrygroupsarguedforandgottheInterstateCommerceCommissiontoapprovetheconceptofincentiveperdiemboxcars.Theconceptwastoestablishnew,higherperdiemratesformodernboxcarsasanincentiveforrailroadstoinvestinnewboxcars.UndertheICCcarroutingrulesineffectatthetime,carsownedbyoperatingcompaniesweresupposedtoberoutedbacktotheirowningroadassoonaspossibleorthehostroadwouldhavetopaydemurrage(carstorageandhandling)charges.Thiswasthecauseofashortageofavailablecarsandnotanactualshortageofboxcarsnumerically.Asemptycarswererequiredtoberoutedbacktotheirhomerailroadinsteadofbeingloadedandroutedtoanotherdestination.Veryfewsmallrailroadshadtheavailablecapitaltoinvestinnewcars.However,severalleasingcompanieswerecreatedtoprovidethenecessarycapitalfornewcars.Atypicalarrangementbetweenoneoftheseleasingcompaniesandarailroadwasthattheleasingcompanywouldownthecarsandleasethemtotherailroad;therailroadwouldpayabaseleaseratetotheleasingcompanyforeachcar,andaportionofperdiemrevenueearnedbytherailroadwouldalsobeturnedovertotheleasingcompany.Manysmallerrailroadcompaniesfounditeconomicaltohaveinterchangefreightequipmentforthefirsttimeintheirhistoriesunderthesearrangements.Lumberroadswereespeciallypleasedwiththesearrangements,astheyallowedtherailroadstoprovidedecent,modernfreightcarsfortheirlumbershippersthatalsohappenedtoproducesomeadditionalincomewhilenotonhomerails.

Theboxcarboomeventuallywentbust,astheincentiveperdiemconceptwasfoundtobeillegalandabolished.Withlowerperdiemratesandagenerallylacklustereconomy,manyofthenewboxcarsaddedtothenation’srailfleetduringthemid-tolate1970’swerenolongerneeded.Theendresultwasthatmanybasicallybrandnewboxcarswerereturnedtotheirhomeroadsforstorage.

Todayboxcarsstillmattertotherailroads.Evenwithmoderncontainerization,boxcarshaveahighercapacitythanallowableonUShighways.Today,many1970’sboxcarsarebeingrebuiltandputintoserviceforvariousleasingoutfits.