Atlas HO 20007906 - Master - Minibox Box Car "Pacific Great Eastern" #3025

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Announced Date: January 2025 Released Date: 3rd Qtr. 2025 Individually Boxed: No, 12/case Road Name: "Pacific Great Eastern" Road Number: #3025 Product Line: Master Scale: HO Scale Catalog: Atlas Winter 2025 Catalog 20007904 pictured Features: • Ice Breakers (Where appropriate) • Lumber Door End (Where appropriate • Youngstown style Door • Separately Applied ladders and brake details Overview: 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 Maintenance of Way cars. The remaining cars that were not sold were used for various non-revenue maintenance tasks, like icicle breaking, tool cars, and storage until 1993. Show more