MTH 20-93638 O Railbox 50' Boxcar #33698 – Your Source for Gaming Essentials* Trains

Description

This is MTH 20-93638 O Railbox 50′ Boxcar. Numbers: 33698, . This 50 box car is modeled on the fleet of cars originally built for Railbox service in the 1970s and early 1980s. Formed in 1974 as a subsidiary of Trailer Train Company (now TTX Company), Railbox did for box cars what Trailer Train had done earlier for piggybacking: established a pool of cars that could be used by all member railroads, without the burden of routing rules that prioritized empty cars for return to their home railroad. With its slogan of Next Load, Any Road!, Railbox strove to minimize empty backhauls and keep loaded cars flowing wherever needed, throughout the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

The initial 1974 Railbox order was for 10,000 box cars with the reporting marks RBOX, supplied by a variety of car builders including Pullman-Standard, American Car and Foundry, and FMC. The 50 RBOX cars exemplified modern box car design at the time: welded rather than riveted construction; exterior support posts to maximize interior space and provide a smooth interior wall; and a lack of roof walks, which had been outlawed in the 1960s for safety reasons. With roof access no longer needed, the cars end ladders only went partway up the sides, to allow crew members to ride the cars during switching moves.

Beginning in the 1980s, the need for box cars once a mainstay of American freight trains began to shrink as loads that had formerly moved in box cars shifted over to containers. Many Railbox cars were sold off to other railroads and repainted in a variety of paint schemes. Although the earliest RBOX cars are approaching the end of their legal 40-year service life, many are still plying the rails for various owners, and TTX Company still supplies 50 and 60 Railbox box cars throughout North America.

MTH Premier O Scale freight cars are the perfect complement to any manufacturers scale proportioned O Gauge locomotives. Whether you prefer to purchase cars separately or assemble a unit train, MTH Premier Rolling Stock has the cars for you in a variety of car types and paint schemes.

Virtually every sturdy car is offered in two car numbers, which makes it even easier than ever to combine them into a multi-car consist. Many of MTHs Premier Rolling Stock offerings can also operate on the tightest O Gauge curves giving them even more added versatility to your layout.

Its key features are:
Intricately detailed durable ABS body
Metal wheels and axles
Die-cast 4-wheel trucks
Operating die-cast metal couplers
Colorful, attractive paint schemes
Decorative brake wheels
Separate metal handrails
Fast-angle wheel sets
Needle-point axles
Sliding car doors
1:48 scale dimensions
Unit measures: 14 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 4 3/16
Operates on O-31 curves

Condition: Factory New (C-9)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-9)

Manufacturer: MTH
Model Number: 20-93638
Road Name: Railbox (RBOX)

Scale/Era: O Modern
Model Type: Freight Cars

The Trainz SKU for this item is P12106100.

Trainz Product Id: 12106100