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A boxcar

A boxcar is a railroad car that is enclosed and used to carry freight. Boxcars have side doors of varying size and operation. Some boxcars have end doors and adjustable bulkheads to load very large items.

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  • South Australian Railways M class boxcar (goods van) 7016, new, in 1926

    A steel-bodied boxcar built by the American Car and Foundry Company in 1926 for the South Australian Railways

  • Boxcar (PSF)

    Illustration of a boxcar being unloaded by hand

  • Box car HLMX 60036 20040808

    A double-door boxcar passes through Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.

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