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Visit Your Local Retailer | Visit www.athearn.com | Call 1.800.338.4639
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+
Visit Your Local Retailer | Visit www.athearn.com | Call 1.800.338.4639
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
Visit Your Local Retailer | Visit www.athearn.com | Call 1.800.338.4639
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.
