Between 1929 and 1930, various builders such as Canadian Car & Foundry, Eastern Car Company, and National Steel Car Corporation built 7,500 50-ton steel Minibox boxcars for the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Minibox was somewhat of a transition between the later version of the ARA 1923 and ARA 1932 design boxcar. Lasting in revenue freight service until 1983, these unique boxcars were mostly scrapped however, a few were sold to Pacific Great Eastern and later used as BC Rail M

We currently have three VALX WEATHERING custom weathered cars available. Rapido Trains Trenton Works CN Boxcar 598035 $79.95 CAD Rapido Trains Trenton Works CN Boxcar 598140 $79.95 CAD Rapido Trains Cryo-Trans 72' IL 7780 Greenbrier Reefer 5265 $89.95 CAD

Built between November 1993 and February 1994, CN purchased 300 of these cars for specialty wood products and lumber service all across Canada. The cars had a major presence in the province of Quebec soon after delivery. Oddly enough, these cars did not receive the usual “Canadien National” French spelling, instead having both sides in the traditional “Canadian National” look. The operational and warning labels instead were bilingual - another unique oddity to these cars. Th

The Rapido Trains HO scale 73’ NSC Centerbeam features: Multiple Side Sill variations with different winch and ratchet configurations Multiple top truss configurations: early Z pattern and standard closed pattern with and without tie-down brackets Two deck configurations: early with risers and mid without risers Two underbody configurations Multiple end cage variants Multiple brake stand options Multiple truck types (six to be exact!) Factory-installed rubber air hoses See-th

The Greenbrier 72' IL 7780 Reefer has an impressive capacity of 7780 cu.ft., with a 72’ 3” interior length. This makes it a whopping 82' over the drawbars. The storage capacity is massive and shippers take full advantage of this feature, shipping items such as light or bulky frozen and perishable items. Since their introduction, the cars have commonly taken loads of potatoes, french fries and various perishables from the Pacific Northwest and California to points on the East

Features: Interior Height 10'6" NSC-3 Ends 6' Plug Door Built 1959-1960 Kit Includes: Etched Detail Parts One Piece 3D Printed Body (6' Door) Underframe3D Printed Detail Parts Car Weight Etched Metal Roofwalk Recommended Decal Set: Various - check with Black Cat decals or Highball Graphics Kaslo Shops Distributing kits come undecorated and require the modeller to supply trucks, couplers, paint and decals. HK-46a - CPR 3377 Cu Ft NSC 40' Insulated Boxcar - Modernized $43.45 CA