40´ AAR Boxcar
This is a brand new release and represents the standard 1937 AAR 40´ Box Car. It is offered with Murphy raised panel roof, both Youngstown and Superior doors and the most common 4-5 Dreadnaught ends. AZL also offer the correct choice of wooden and etched steel running boards. This enables AZL to offer a very prototypical Box Car.
Some small notes on freight cars in general. Trucks used to be bolted together and that was outlawed by A.R.A. / A.A.R. for good reasons. A maintenance nightmare since they could come apart. Replaced by solid frame trucks they also saw a change as A.A.R. made roller bearings mandatory in the early 1950s.
Other developmental changes effected the running boards. They were probably all wooden to start with. Wood was more slippery than steel, so wood was banned in 1944. In the 1950s running boards and side ladders were outlawed as well. That is why the 1930´s Box Cars lived long with updates through their operational lives. By 1970 these Box Cars could not be found on Class 1 railroads any longer.
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Kansas City Southern
Kansas City Southern | 2-Pack
Kansas City Southern | 4-Pack
New Haven
New Haven | 2-Pack
New Haven | 4-Pack
Canadian National
Canadian National | 2-Pack
Canadian National | 4-Pack
Erie
Erie | 2-Pack
Erie | 4-Pack
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio | 2-Pack
Chesapeake & Ohio | 4-Pack
NKP
NKP | 2-Pack
NKP | 4-Pack
Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific | 2-Pack
Northern Pacific | 4-Pack
Southern
Southern | 2-Pack
Southern | 4-Pack
ATSF
ATSF | 2-Pack
ATSF | 4-Pack
Union Pacific | Side I
Union Pacific | Side I
Union Pacific | Side II
Union Pacific | Side II
Union Pacific | 2-Pack
Union Pacific | 4-Pack
Atlantic Coast Line
Atlantic Coast Line | 2-Pack
Atlantic Coast Line | 4-Pack
New York Central
New York Central | 2-Pack
New York Central | 4-Pack
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific | 2-Pack
Canadian Pacific | 4-Pack
Western Pacific
Western Pacific | 2-Pack
Western Pacific | 4-Pack
Louisville & Nashville
Louisville & Nashville | 2-Pack
Louisville & Nashville | 4-Pack
Southern Pacific
Southern Pacific | 2-Pack
Southern Pacific | 4-Pack
40´ AAR Boxcar:
| AZL # | Road Name | Road Number |
|---|---|---|
| 904315-1 | Western Pacific | 20136 |
| 904385-1 (2-Pack) | Western Pacific | 20009, 20018 |
| 914315-1 (4-Pack) | Western Pacific | 20004, 20017, 20047, 20134 |
| 904307-1 | Louisville & Nashville | 90243 |
| 904377-1 (2-Pack) | Louisville & Nashville | 90004, 90015 |
| 914307-1 (4-Pack) | Louisville & Nashville | 90002, 90007, 90233, 90240 |
| 904313-1 | Southern Pacific | 32803 |
| 904383-1 (2-Pack) | Southern Pacific | 32807, 32812 |
| 914313-1 (4-Pack) | Southern Pacific | 32800, 32801, 32953, 32999 |
| 904304-1 | Canadian Pacific | 221657 |
| 904374-1 (2-Pack) | Canadian Pacific | 221235, 221269 |
| 914304-1 (4-Pack) | Canadian Pacific | 221233, 221234, 221268, 221656 |
| 904311-1 | New York Central | 157239 |
| 904381-1 (2-Pack) | New York Central | 157206, 157231 |
| 914311-1 (4-Pack) | New York Central | 157200, 157202, 157204, 157237 |
| 904301-1 | Atlantic Coast Line | 20344 |
| 904371-1 | Atlantic Coast Line | 20187, 20190 |
| 914301-1 | Atlantic Coast Line | 20185, 20186, 20332, 20341 |
| 904314-1 | Union Pacific | 183247 |
| 904384-1 (2-Pack) | Union Pacific | 182935, 182936 |
| 914314-1 (4-Pack) | Union Pacific | 182933, 182944, 183228, 183245 |
| 904300-1 | ATSF | 136270 |
| 904370-1 (2-Pack) | ATSF | 136101, 136122 |
| 914300-1 (4-Pack) | ATSF | 136100, 136121, 136244, 136269 |
| 904312-1 | Southern | 10590 |
| 904382-1 (2-Pack) | Southern | 10402, 10407 |
| 914312-1 (4-Pack) | Southern | 10400, 10401, 10533, 10582 |
| 904309-1 | Northern Pacific | 15259 |
| 904379-1 (2-Pack) | Northern Pacific | 15007, 15112 |
| 914309-1 (4-Pack) | Northern Pacific | 15000, 15001, 15236, 15255 |
| 904310-1 | NKP | 15423 |
| 904380-1 (2-Pack) | NKP | 15338, 15412 |
| 914310-1 (4-Pack) | NKP | 15333, 15334, 15414, 15416 |
| 904302-1 | Chesapeake & Ohio | 10999 |
| 904372-1 (2-Pack) | Chesapeake & Ohio | 10834, 10997 |
| 914302-1 (4-Pack) | Chesapeake & Ohio | 10750, 10776, 10833, 10998 |
| 904305-1 | Erie | 78238 |
| 904375-1 (2-Pack) | Erie | 78104, 78105 |
| 914305-1 (4-Pack) | Erie | 78101, 78102, 78103, 78236 |
| 904303-1 | Canadian National | 471490 |
| 904373-1 (2-Pack) | Canadian National | 471003, 471349 |
| 914303-1 (4-Pack) | Canadian National | 471001, 471344, 471365, 471482 |
| 904308-1 | New Haven | 21078 |
| 904378-1 (2-Pack) | New Haven | 21036, 21057 |
| 914308-1 (4-Pack) | New Haven | 21033, 21034, 21056, 21077 |
| 904306-1 | Kansas City Southern | 14128 |
| 904376-1 (2-Pack) | Kansas City Southern | 14024, 14097 |
| 914306-1 (4-Pack) | Kansas City Southern | 14023, 14027, 14096, 14122 |
Category: Freight
