Description
The Aurora Miniatures 602089 is an N scale Greenbrier 7550 cubic-foot 60' Plate F double-plug-door boxcar in Midwest Railcar livery — reporting marks MWCX, road number #500960.
Prototype: The Greenbrier 7550 cf 60-ft Plate F boxcar is a double-plug-door boxcar in heavy-duty plate F clearance — one of the most common boxcars on modern North American rails, with nearly 20,000 in service as of the mid-2020s. Aurora's N-scale model is based on the 2016-onward production variation: grid-shaped sides, Titan-series plug doors, and the distinctive combined diagonal- and X-panel roof. The 7550 cf capacity makes them the workhorse of modern paper / merchandise / appliance / auto-parts service.
This variant (MWCX #500960): Midwest Railcar (MWCX) reporting marks — a US-based railcar-leasing company. MWCX boxcars are leased to railroads and shippers across North America for paper, merchandise, and appliance service.
- Scale: N (1:160)
- Prototype: Greenbrier 7550 cf 60-ft Plate F boxcar (2016-onward production)
- Reporting marks: MWCX
- Road number: #500960
- Livery: Midwest Railcar
- Body: Injection-moulded plastic with grid-shaped Greenbrier sides, Titan plug doors, diagonal + X-panel roof
- Underbody: Fully detailed — main air line, control valve, air reservoir, empty/load equipment, brake cylinder, low-mounted brake rods, full piping
- Trucks: 100-ton roller-bearing with 36" metal wheelsets
- Couplers: Body-mounted AuroraJanney N-scale knuckle couplers (factory-installed)
- Detail: Factory-applied separate parts — brake wheel, uncoupling levers, train-line air hoses, etched-metal crossover platforms
- Production run: 2nd run (improved wheelset contour, flange profiles, truck and coupler performance vs. the 1st run)
- Aurora SKU: 602089
About Aurora Miniatures: Canadian model-railroad manufacturer (Aurora Miniatures North America Inc.) specialising in prototype-accurate North American freight cars in HO and N scale. Limited production runs with extreme detail — full underbody piping, factory-installed grab irons, etched metal crossover platforms, metal wheelsets, and Aurora's proprietary AuroraJanney knuckle couplers. Each car is researched from prototype builders' plans and field measurements.
In stock at Oakville Model Trains Depot.