62' Box Car -No.361

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62' Box Car -No.361

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62' Box Car -No.361

62' Box Car

62' Box Cars 1974-75

The 62' Box Car, model No.361 is similar to the Express Reefer, model No.360. In fact, close inspection shows that the catalog picture of six 62' Box Cars in 1974-75 are actually just Express Reefers. The 1975-76 catalog corrects this mistake displaying a 62' double insulated plug door box car that is different from the 62' Express Reefer. The car is first offered at $2.50 retail and remains in TYCO's line into the mid-1980s.

Del Monte 62' Box Car

Del Monte-No.361B
1974-75 and 1975-76

Hunt's 62' Box Car

Hunt's Snack Pack-No.361G
1974-75 and 1975-76

SOS 62' Box Car

S.O.S.-No.361C
1974-75 and 1975-76

Pepsi 62' Box Car

Pepsi-No.361F
1974-75;1975-76;1976;1977
1978;1979;1980;1981;1982

Collector's Notes...

The odd examples for the 62' Box Car seem to be the 'Oreo Cookies,' 'Pillsbury Flour,' and original 'Pepsi' cars. The are found only in the 1974-75 catalog, when the car was introduced.(See Photo Above) Personally, I have never seen any of these three cars beyond the catalogs.

Regarding the 'Pepsi' example, notice the difference between the car show first in 1974-75 and the one that came in 1975-76 and remained in the TYCO line until the 1980s. I've never seen an example of the 1974-75 car with a mostly-blue side. Though the later mostly-white version was produced for many years and is widely available, it still commands a good price when offered on eBay.

Though the 'Del Monte,' 'S.O.S.,' and 'Hunt's,' cars were only listed for two years, I do see them frequently at swamp meets and on eBay auctions.