Atlas Model Railroad 20007032 HO Union Pacific 50' Plug Door Box Car #499233

Starting in the mid 1950’s the AAR design was adapted to create a plug door, insulated boxcar. These cars could be used to carry food products or other perishable commodities where temperature control was important but where refrigeration was not required. Typically these cars had 8/8 panel riveted sides, a roughly eight foot door opening (there were some variations of an inch or two) straight side sills and overhanging diagonal panel roofs. These cars were built for roads nationwide and painted in fairly colorful paint schemes.

Features:
Highly detailed, ready-to-run model with accurate painting and printing
Late improved Dreadnaught ends
Overhanging diagonal panel roof with or without roofwalk as per the prototype
Straight-side sill body design
8/8 panel, riveted sides
Highly detailed underframe
Separately-applied ladders, grab irons and latch bars
Blackened metal wheels
AccuMate® couplers

Note: Pictures may be of another Road Number.