Hi-Cube Box Car
British Columbia Railway
No. T-20120 -Canadian Release
Hi-Cube Box Car
Burlington Northern
No. 5-8712 -1977 Release
Hi-Cube Box Car
Illinois Central Gulf
No. 5-8711 -1977 Release
Hi-Cube Box Car
The Rock
No. 5-8710 -1977 Release
Hi-Cube Box Car
Union Pacific
No. 5-8612 -1976 Release
The first Lionel HO catalog appearance for the 40' Hi-Cube Box Car is in 1976. The Union Pacific
Hi-Cube Box Car is featured in The Chessie train set. No individual separate sale Hi-Cubes arrive, until the 1977 catalog.
For '77, the UP is present with a BN, ICG, and The Rock. Note the UP's year on the other offerings may be found in its 8600-series
numbering. The other three Hi-Cubes carrying 8700-series numbering and were first listed in the 1977 catalog.
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