Athearn HO 7616 40' Superior Door Boxcar Boston and Maine B&M 76379 FMS 6x6 inline tower design

inline tower design

many were built for various railroads

Adjustable Aluminum Upper Arm

In Volume 3 of Railfanning the Reading

Y3 style tender

Athearn HO 7616 40' Superior Door Boxcar Boston and Maine B&M 76379 FMS 6x6 inline tower designAthearn HO 7616 40' Superior Door Boxcar Boston and Maine B&M 76379 Ubiquitous to an earlier era, the typical post World War II boxcar was 40 feet in length with a 6 foot door opening in each side. These cars roamed the country in general service hauling such things as eastern merchandise, north western lumber, furniture, paper, auto parts and grain. The shipper made sure his freight fit into the 40 foot general service boxcar if it couldnt be hauled