 Burlington Northern Boxcar with no roofwalk Click Here for More New Products Item #130101 BN single $15.95 Item #130102 BN 2-pack $31.90 Item #130103 BN 3-pack $47.85 In 1964 the FRA mandated that Roof Walks be removed from box cars in interchange service. This coincided with the banning of the practice of "riding the roof tops" for safety reasons. Railroads were given until 1974 to comply with this rule. As 40' box cars were shopped, rebuilt and repainted (often in new "merger" paint schemes) during that decade, the roof walks were removed and scrapped. Many 40' box cars, now without roof walks lasted in revenue service into the mid-80's. Burlington Northern inherited these cars from CB&Q. As they were repainted, they lost their roof walks. This was a time when con-stencils were coming into use. Some received vertical con-stencils (like the car seen here.) Later repaints received horizontal con-stencils. The first repaints didn't receive them at all but often got the yellow and black "no running board" warning in the same corner. These variations are spread equally across the single, 2 pack and 3 pack of this release. |
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