40' Hi-Cube Box Car
Sporting the "We Can Handle It" slogan from the 1970's, this is one of the most typical versions of the Union Pacific(371A) Hi-Cube Box Car. I do not have a sample with the "Automated Railway" map, as seen below. That version was the only one pictured in catalogs, rather than the "We Can Handle It" version. Cataloged from 1978 through 1982, the 40' Hi-Cube Box Car in real life carried appliances. The TYCO model appears to be a "knock-off" of the Athearn kit, which is prototypical only for the Union Pacific. The car is model number 371 and was available in a trio of roadnames during its time in the TYCO line. As with many other TYCO freight cars, this car may be found with both 'open' and 'filled-in' steps. |
