Atlas HO 20007908 - Master - Minibox Box Car "British Columbia" #993020 (BCOL MoW)

• Road Name: "British Columbia"
• Road Number: #993020
• Product Line: Master
• Scale: HO Scale
• Catalog: Atlas Winter 2025 Catalog

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.