50' Rib Side Box Car, Plug Door, w/o Roofwalk. Built 1968. Runs On Roller Bearing Trucks. Rd# GN 138717 Region: West Era: 1968-1970s Got A Favorite Car? Let Me Know.
Built in 1968, these plug-door 50’ boxcars with Roller Bearing trucks had a 5,266 cubic foot capacity and were used for special equipment, such as in food service. They featured Car Pac loaders and cushioned underframes. Great Northern was a Class 1 railroad founded in 1881 and eventually was merged with Northern Pacific and others to form Burlington Northern Railroad in 1970.
