The Freight Yard - 9818C - Boxcar, 53 Foot, Evans Double Plug Door - Coin Millwork - 11254

Prototype History: This 53' boxcar was manufactured in the 1960s and '70s by Evans Company and was used primarily to haul produce, wood and paper products, and canned goods. This railcar is an insulated RBL (Railcar, Passenger Service, Insulated) featuring a 16 foot opening and double plug doors.

Road Name History: Coin Millwork was located in Prineville, Oregon, from 1959 until renamed American Forest Products Corp in 1977. It manufactured door frames, K-D window frames, and millwork.
It was founded and managed by Leonard E. Wilkinson until his forced retirement for illness in 1977. The company was sold to the Bendix Corporation of Southland, Michigan, in July, 1977. After Wilkinson’s death in February, 1978, his family retained ownership of the sawmill until 1979, when it was sold to the Jeld-Wen Corporation of Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Brand/Importer Information: The Freight Yard was a hobby shop that did custom decoration and special runs of other manufacturers' N Scale products. It sold its custom products under several brands or collections: Premiere Editions, by The Freight Yard and Dreams Design.
It was located in Anaheim, California and then moved to 2006 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Established in the late 1980s, it stopped business under this name by the end of the 2000s.
The Freight Yard was owned and operated by Darren J. Cohen. Darren is now operating North Valley Trains.
The Freight Yard / Premiere Editions runs are usually available in series of two to twelve different numbers (suffixed A to M, with I not used).
The first two digits of the stock number correspond to the release year (9x being 199x, and 2x being 200x).