MTL 18044530 N 50' Standard Boxcar Illinois Central Rd# 27639

• Highly detailed N scale 50' boxcar
• Illinois Central road number #27639
• Weathered finish with removable load
• Factory-painted with Magne-Matic couplers

Built in the 1950s for Illinois Central, this 50’ boxcar belonged to a 500-car series of general purpose cars. In the 1970s, one door was replaced with interior planks and it was placed into onion and other vegetable service. Illinois Central Gulf was a Class 1 railroad from 1972-1988 and arose from the merger of Illinois Central and Gulf, Mobile and Ohio.