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N Scale - Con-Cor - 1021Kit - Boxcar, 40 Foot, USRA Double Sheathed Wood - 859
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Stock Number1021Kit
Original Retail Price$3.00
BrandCon-Cor
ManufacturerCon-Cor
Body StyleCon-Cor Boxcar 40 Foot Wood
Prototype VehicleBoxcar, 40 Foot, USRA Double Sheathed Wood (Details)
Road or Company NameN/A (Details)
Reporting MarksF-NAX
Road or Reporting Number859
Paint Color(s)White
Print Color(s)Gold, Red
Additional Markings/SloganFOE-NEE BALONEY
Coupler TypeRapido Hook
Coupler MountTruck-Mount
Wheel TypeNickel-Silver Plated Metal
Wheel ProfileDeep Flange
Ready-to-RunNo
Kit ComplexityEasy-Build
Kit Material(s)Injection Molded Plastic
Item CategoryRolling Stock (Freight)
Prototype RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era II: Late Steam (1901 - 1938)
Scale1/160



Model Information: Con-Cor marketed these as 'Wood Boxcars' but they have a lot of reefer-like attributes.
Prototype History:
Double-sheathed means the cars carried wood sheathing both inside and out. The structure that this sheathing is applied over steel framing. The USRA double-sheathed design boxcar had a steel underframe with a monster heavy deep-fishbelly steel center sill. The interior carried horizontal sheathing and the exterior carried vertical sheathing. These are described as steel UNDERFRAME. (but not usually called "steel framed").
Road Name History:
No applicable company.
Brand/Importer Information:
Con-Cor has been in business since 1962. Many things have changed over time as originally they were a complete manufacturing operation in the USA and at one time had upwards of 45 employees. They not only designed the models,but they also built their own molds, did injection molding, painting, printing and packaging on their models.

Currently, most of their manufacturing has been moved overseas and now they import 90% of their products as totally finished goods, or in finished components. They only do some incidental manufacturing today within the USA.

Important Note: The Con-Cor product numbering can be very confusing. Please see here in the article how to properly enter Con-Cor stock numbers in the TroveStar database.
Item created by: bruce.w.tharp on 2018-08-15 09:50:07. Last edited by gdm on 2020-12-22 08:53:45

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