Lionel 40' DD 10-Panel Boxcar ~ CONRAIL ~ Two Thumbtacks Rd# CR 9001

Description: We try to be Friendly to our international customers especially with our: UPS Standard to Canada,The first all-steel boxcar was proposed and approved by the American Railroad Association (ARA) in 1932 and had an inside height dimension of 9’-4”, mostly in accommodation to Eastern railroad tunnel restrictions. The Depression delayed the sale of these cars and by the time of the economy’s resurgence and only about 15,000 were ordered in 1936. By 1936, the A.R.A./A.A.R. evolution of the 40’-6” all-steel boxcar design moved to the 10’-0“ IH car, becoming the most common of all A.A.R. standard boxcars: the 50-ton 1937 A.A.R. with 10’-0” inside height (IH). The Car Construction Committee approved this revised design in June 1936 and cars of the type were built from 1936 to 1947. The common version of this car had 10-panel riveted sides with 6’ door openings, 4/5 Dreadnaught Ends, and a Murphy rectangular panel roof. The A.A.R. design was modular in concept. The side panels, ends, and roofs were interchangeable components parts that conformed to A.A.R. standard dimensions. Often car builders such as American Car & Foundry, Pullman-Standard and Pressed Steel Car Co., found it more economical to order roofs, ends and sides from fabricators such as Standard Railway Equipment Co of Chicago & Youngstown Steel Doors in Ohio and install them in their shops.Many variations existed in the selection of ends and roofs used on this family of cars. Early versions built until 1939 typically had square corners and later versions had round corners with W-section corner posts - a stronger design. In 1941, the A.A.R. approved an optional taller design with a 10’-6” inside height, commonly known as the Modified 1937 AAR boxcar. These quickly became the 40’ boxcars of choice by most railroads, particularly those located in the Midwest. However, other roads continued to purchase 40’ boxcars with a 10’-0” inside height during the immediate postwar period and the 1950’s such as the Southern Pacific. This was often due to tunnel or other clearance restrictions. By 1947, over 119,000 of the 1937 AAR 10’-0” IH boxcars were in use throughout the US and Canada, followed by an almost equal number of Modified 1937 AAR boxcars. As the depression waned, beginning in 1937 and thru June of 1942, the Great Northern began replacing their aging 8’-7“ IH and USRA boxcars with 8,000 of the new tongue & groove sided, all-steel Pratt truss frame design boxcar. Wood side construction the road considered cheaper and easier to repair. Another unusual feature of the car was the use of a 1922 ARA standard riveted center sill and underframe. Opting to forgo the higher volume of 3,898 cu ft of cargo space offered with the Modified 1937 AAR design, the C&O stayed with the 10’-0” inside height version with 3,713 cubic feet of loading space, mostly due to tunnel clearances. To see all our listings, visit: Ika's Train Store Note #1: I will combine shipping for multiple items. Please purchase the items but do *NOT* pay. I will review and calculate shipping as close as to what I have to pay. I will then forward an invoice with the adjusted shipping. If you do pay ahead of this recalculation, I will refund the shipping difference as part of preparing the items for shipment. Note #2: I want you to be happy with your purchase and would appreciate you leaving positive feedback. In the event you are not, please contact me immediately before leaving feedback so we may resolve it. Thank you. Note #3: If not previously stated item(s) come from a smoke-free environment with cats. Note #4: This is a Grandma & Grandpa shop. We have a 4 business day shipping window (this means that if you pay for your order on a Friday it may not get shipping until the following Thursday). We do combine shipping especially when we are asked about it.If you want combined shipping, please purchase all your items in one order. If you purchase items in more than one order, send us a message so that we know about the additional items and box the orders together. (When items are bought in multiple orders, we do not always notice they were bought by the same person unless we are notified by the buyer.) We refund extra shipping charges when combined shipping is requested. If we ship items separately, we do not issue a shipping refund.For our International customers: YES!! we do combine shipping. The most economical way for you to buy multiple items from us is for you to send us a list of the items you want to buy. Do not purchase them as they are listed!! (This leads to higher than necessary fees & shipping.) Send us a complete list of all the items you want. Then we will cancel the listings for the items and turn them into a special listing just for you (We'll send you the listing named before making it active). It will have your full purchase with the correct shipping box size and weight. This saves you on the international fees & shipping.

Price: 22.04 USD

Location: London, Ohio

End Time: 2024-12-25T21:57:19.000Z

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