Atlas 20006591 HO Scale 50' Postwar Boxcar Santa Fe El Capitan ATSF 8734 Load - Gondolas The high-tech chassis keeps weight

The high-tech chassis keeps weight positioned as low as possible for a crisp

8 jack pads

Newspaper reports of the 1950s noted that these cars constituted "the first private dining room on wheels

with direct track power or command control

Atlas 20006591 HO Scale 50' Postwar Boxcar Santa Fe El Capitan ATSF 8734 Load - Gondolas The high-tech chassis keeps weightAtlas 20006591 HO Scale 50' Postwar Boxcar Santa Fe El Capitan ATSF 8734 Before the advent of specialty car types (such as covered hoppers and auto racks), nearly every type of product was shipped in a box car. 50 Box Cars gained popularity in the late 1930s as they offered additional space for bulkier freight vs. the then common 40 car. Single door versions would become most common, although many double door cars would be constructed to assist with