Lionel 2226660 - End Door Boxcar "Southern" #42000

• Rail Line: Southern
• Road Number: 42000
• Gauge: O Gauge 
• Min Curve: O31
• Dimensions: Length: 14"
• Most Recent Catalog: 2022 Big Book

Features:

• Die-cast trucks and operating couplers with hidden tabs
• Opening side and end doors
• Separately applied detail parts

Overview:

Equipped for hauling automobiles or other large loads, end door boxcars offered a railroad's customers more versatility in loading or unloading. Cars of this design were relatively common from the 1930s to the 1960s when larger cars and multi-level auto-racks came onto the scene. Cars only had doors at one end and often had to be turned for loading or unloading - an extra challenge for model railroad operations.