N Trainman(R) ACF 50'6" Boxcar -- Apalachicola Northern #5071 (yellow, blue, white)

In 1974, ACF(R) built the first box car for Railbox, a subsidiary of the Trailer Train Company. They went on to produce 5,400 50' cars over the next six years, receiving large orders from Class I railroads, shortlines and box car leasing companies. These box cars have a 50' 6" interior length designed to fit slightly larger Plate C dimensions. This yielded a capacity of nearly 5,300 cubic feet. Most of the cars were built with non-cushioned underframes. Features include: * Prototypical non-terminating corrugated ends * Diagonal paneled roof * Single 10-foot YSD design sliding door (non-operating) * Detailed cross-member attachment rivets on the side sills * Weighted, detailed underframes * True scale dimensions with accurate details * Equipped with AccuMate(R) knuckle couplers AccuMate(R) couplers are made under licen