Description
The Postwar 50-foot double-door boxcar was a versatile general-merchandise car with a wide opening for loading bulky freight like auto parts, machinery, and packaged goods. Atlas’s 1:87 HO model captures the prototype in Canadian National livery as road number #551321.
Detail features: separately-applied wire grabs and brake levers, etched-metal walkways, free-rolling 33″ turned-metal wheels on roller-bearing trucks, body-mount AccuMate-style magnetic knuckle couplers.
How to use
- HO Code 83 or Code 100 track; minimum radius 18″.
- Kadee-compatible couplers pre-installed.
- Pair with #551334 (20006571) and #551387 (20006572) for a matched CN three-car double-door set.
- Excellent for transition-era and mid-life CN merchandise operations.
Specifications
- Scale: HO (1:87)
- Prototype: Postwar 50′ double-door boxcar
- Railroad: Canadian National (CN)
- Road Number: #551321
- Brand: Atlas
- Item Number: 20006570