Aurora Miniatures - 602044 - Boxcar, 60 Foot, Greenbrier 7550 - Laurinburg & Southern - 141008

Model Information: Aurora Miniatures North America Inc. is proud to present its first N scale freight car – the Greenbrier 7550 cf 60’ Plate F Boxcar. With almost 20,000 of these 60ft double plug door boxcars roaming the rails of North America, it is one of the most common boxcars of the 21st century.

Road Name History: The LRS opened in 1909 with a line from Laurinburg to a connection with the Aberdeen & Rockfish in Wagram, North Carolina. In 1921, they bought the Aberdeen & Rockfish branch from Wagram to Raeford, resulting in the 28 mile line that they operate today. In 1982, LRS launched their own shortline group, taking over operation of some local routes no longer wanted by the owning Class One line. The Saltville Railroad was the first to appear followed by Fairmont & Western, Red Springs & Northern, Franklin County Railroad, Nash County Railroad and finally the Yadkin Valley. These lines shared LRS’s red and white paint scheme but used their own names on the locomotive flanks. The Laurinburg & Southern and their remaining subsidiary lines were sold to the Gulf & Ohio Railways shortline group in 1994. LRS continues to operate today as part of the G&O family. Traffic, which includes chemicals, feed, fertilizer, glass, lime and soda ash, averages about 112 cars per week.