WalthersProto 920-101950 56' Thrall All-Door Boxcar Illinois Terminal #7870 HO Scale

Product Overview

Introduced in the late 1960s especially for lumber service, the 56' Thrall All-Door Boxcar offered railroads and shippers an innovative solution for transporting weather-sensitive building materials. Rather than relying on conventional boxcar doors, the design featured large sliding side doors that provided extensive access to the car's interior.

This unusual arrangement made loading and unloading lumber and other bulky building materials significantly easier while still providing the protection of an enclosed freight car. These distinctive cars remained in service into the early 2000s, giving modelers plenty of opportunities to incorporate them into freight operations spanning several decades.

Why We Love This Model

The Thrall All-Door Boxcar is one of those freight cars that immediately adds visual interest to a train. Its nearly full-length sliding-door arrangement gives it a completely different profile from a conventional boxcar while telling the story of a car designed around a very specific job. With prototypes operating from the late 1960s into the early 2000s, these cars also work across a surprisingly broad modeling window. WalthersProto's etched platforms, separately applied details, metal wheelsets, and Proto MAX couplers make this an especially nice ready-to-run representation.