Canstock Boxcar
Canstock
Boxcar...
Canstock boxcars were designed with very large offset
doors. They were made to transport the fragile sheets of rolled metal
used to make cans. These "Canstock" cars were delivered in a B&O
scheme but got repainted into the Chessie colors. They are unique
in that they have the Chessie logo smack in the middle of the car.
All other Chessie boxcars have the logo offset to the right. But
with the door on the right, the logo was moved to the middle. Noone
makes a canstock car that I know of, but one can be made by kitbashing
two Accurail Railbox boxcar kits. I have the decals for this project,
and when I get the kits, I will do one of these. Herald King is the
only one I know of that makes the decals for these cars.
Below is a Dean Heacock pic of the real thing.
