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Does anyone know where I can buy a double plug door Railbox boxcar in ho scale? Thanks

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KN5KCS Wrote:
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> Does anyone know where I can buy a double plug
> door Railbox boxcar in ho scale? Thanks
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> Posted from iPhone


Is what you're really asking about a TTX Corp. TBOX 60' car? Because there are no double-plug-door "Railbox" cars.

http://www.ttx.com/equipment/listingtype/boxcars.aspx



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/23/14 08:32 by toledopatch.

toledopatch Wrote:
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> KN5KCS Wrote:
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> > Does anyone know where I can buy a double plug
> > door Railbox boxcar in ho scale? Thanks
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> > Posted from iPhone
> spx
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> Is what you're really asking about a TTX Corp.
> TBOX 60' car? Because there are no
> double-plug-door "Railbox" cars.
>
RAILBOX does have double door boxcars, but they're not specifically "plug door" types. Those DD Railbox cars are the "ABOX" cars, and there are lots of those running around N. America in the 50,000-series road numbers. Is THIS type of D-Door, 50-ft. "Railbox" boxcar what the initial post was asking about? There are indeed HO scale models of the ABOX cars; I think Athearn or some other makers have them out in basic kit form, and perhaps others in finished form.

Here are images of two of the prototypes:

http://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=39753
~~~AND~~~
http://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=31618



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 10/23/14 10:22 by rbx551985.

ABOX models:

MDC kit

Athearn RTR (upgraded from MDC)

ExactRail


TBOX models:

Athearn Genesis

Athearn RTR (pretty much the same model as Genesis but downgraded to RTR)

LBF

Hubert's (former LBF car)

Since he specifically said double plug door, that's what I responded to.

If a TBOX is in fact what he wants, I suspect he's inquiring about dealers that have them in stock, since Athearn's Web site lists them as sold out.

Well, companies have made double plug door Railboxes that have no prototype in the real world;

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AHM-5271B-Rail-Box-Car-10010-in-RTR-Excellent-Condition-/331350226591?

Warning; The above car is a complete farce!

AHM, Model Power and others had no qualms about painting any car they had in popular schemes, no matter how unprototypical it was. Here is a breakdown of the various TTX boxcar models.

RBOX - The original Railbox; 50' Standard height (Plate C) boxcar with a single black 10' sliding door and no roofwalk
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Athearn-50-OB-Box-Car-Kadee-Couplers-RAILBOX-/201198496301?

ABOX - 50' Standard height (Plate C) boxcar with a Combination door (1 6' Plug + 1 10' Sliding door) and no roofwalk
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Model-Die-Casting-Roundhouse-Railbox-50-FMC-Comb-Dr-Box-Yellow-w-Blk-Drs-51236-/181561447110?

FBOX - 50' High Cube boxcar with a single black 10' or 12' plug door
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HO-Scale-Exactrail-TTX-FBOX-50-Hi-Cube-Plug-Door-Boxcar-502069-/371168709919?

TBOX - 60's High Cube boxcar with a double 8' black Plug doors.
http://www.athearn.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=ATH96295

Couldn't find any TBOXes for sale on Ebay.

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/23/14 11:56 by funnelfan.

Is the 'upgraded' Athearn ABOX car still too wide? Is it more 'accurate' than before? Those things tended to stick out from the side of the train.

The ExactRail ABOX kicked butt, not sure when that one will come around again.

TCnR Wrote:
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> Is the 'upgraded' Athearn ABOX car still too wide?
> Is it more 'accurate' than before? Those things
> tended to stick out from the side of the train.

I doubt it, according to Dave it was too short in length, too wide, and with an incorrect roof; that seems like it require a whole new mold to fix. But maybe someone can confirm.

Cheers, Jim Fitch