{"product_id":"hk-46-cpr-3377-cu-ft-nsc-40-insulated-boxcar","title":"HK-46 - CPR 3377 Cu Ft NSC 40' Insulated Boxcar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3377 Cu Ft NSC 40' Insulated Boxcar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCPR Number Series: 35001-35500\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe NSC 40' Insulated Boxcar with 6' doors were all-steel insulated freight cars constructed by National Steel Car between 1959 and 1960, entering service with their respective roads shortly thereafter. They were designed for temperature‑sensitive but not fully refrigerated loads such as canned goods, beverages, and other food products, using insulated construction and under‑slung charcoal heaters . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese cars had a nominal 40‑foot body length with an interior capacity of about 3377 cubic feet, reflecting the reduced volume caused by insulation compared with standard 40‑foot boxcars. In regular service they appeared widely in general merchandise and food-service trains through the 1960s and 1970s, with many examples still in use into the 1980s as CP continued to employ 40‑foot insulated\/heated cars in seasonal and specialty traffic. Built new rather than rebuilt, they represent CP’s late‑1950s modernization of its insulated\/food-service fleet, and are a good prototype for modeling CP insulated‑heated service in the “script” and early CP Rail eras. Initially equipped with roofwalks, these safety features were systematically removed between 1974 and 1978 following regulatory changes in North America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNSC 40' Boxcars Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterior Height 10'6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNSC-3 Ends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6' Plug Door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt 1959-1960\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKit Includes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEtched Detail Parts\u003cbr\u003eOne Piece 3D Printed Body (6' Door)\u003cbr\u003eUnderframe\u003cbr\u003e3D Printed Detail Parts\u003cbr\u003eCar Weight\u003cbr\u003eEtched Metal Roofwalk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecomended Decal Set: Various - check with Black Cat decals or Highball Graphics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKaslo Shops Distributing kits come undecorated and require the modeler to supply trucks, couplers, paint and decals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kaslo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42615868293216,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/1367\/files\/DSC_1982.jpg?v=1772334340","url":"https:\/\/www.kasloshops.com\/products\/hk-46-cpr-3377-cu-ft-nsc-40-insulated-boxcar","provider":"Kaslo Shops Distributing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}