| Modelers of HO trains model after
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| | are Kadee, Intermountain, Athearn/Athearn
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| specific railroad periods of the United
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| | Genesis, Accurail, Bachmann, Walthers,
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| States and Canada. From almost the onset
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| | Red Caboose, Bowser, Roundhouse
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| of American railroads the 40 foot boxcar
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| | (Roundhouse is now makes only the pre
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| has been in existence. It began to
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| | twentieth century cars), Branchline,
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| disappear from the railroads in the
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| | Life-Like, etc. There are several more
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| 1960s.Refrigeration was changing from the
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| | that sell kit form freight cars as do
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| old ice method to the modern thermal
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| | some of the aforementioned companies.
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| air-condition cars that were self
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| | You can even get wood kits but they are
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| cooling. Also, the 40 footer was
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| | not common.Now for the types of 40 foot
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| beginning to be too small. The larger 50
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| | boxcars there are more than you may
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| & 60 footers were taking over and they
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| | possibly think. The types of
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| even experimented with 86 foot boxcars.
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| | construction and usage varied. It all
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| The big railroads wanted to haul more
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| | depended where the railroad was mainly
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| goods and reduce the tonnage they had to
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| | located and types of products, food and
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| haul. It took 125 40 foot boxcars to
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| | perishables that were being shipped.
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| equal 100 50 foot boxcars. The reduction
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| | From perishables, staples (wheat, Corn,
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| would be 25 less 40 foot boxcars times
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| | Barley, Soy, etc.), equipment that needed
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| their empty gross wait.This was certainly
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| | to be enclosed, parts, manufacturing
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| an advantage for the railroads let alone
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| | equipment that was relative small and the
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| the maintenance of the smaller boxcar.
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| | manufacturer did not want the tools and
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| With this in mind the majority of the
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| | or equipment dinged by flying debris,
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| model railroaders I know still prefer the
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| | ice, snow and heavy rain, and typical
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| 40 foot boxcar. They like the era from
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| | Midwestern hail storms.Typically soft
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| the late 1920s though the early 1960s.
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| | goods like flour, sugar, fruit, dairy
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| They are also very colorful and
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| | products, and processed meats were hauled
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| interesting. Many of these nostalgic
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| | in 40 foot reefers. These boxcars are
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| colorfully designed boxcars are gone
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| | smaller in size than the standard 40
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| unless they might be in a railroad
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| | footer. The majority of these reefers
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| museum. There were so many different
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| | were wood as were most of the other types
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| designs and logos to see.The hobbyist
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| | of 40 foot boxcars. This changed
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| still has the opportunity to find many of
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| | however, as time went on to metal
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| these colorful boxcars that are
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| | reefers.There are multiple types of 40
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| manufactured by several model railroad
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| | foot steel boxcars.
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| producers of freight cars. Some examples
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