CSX 504011  Contributor's Pick!       
Does anyone know what this type of boxcar carries? Curious as to why to door is wide and offset from center.
Date: 7/18/2004 Location: Buffalo, NY   Map Show Buffalo on a rail map Views: 437 Collection Of:   Robert Smith
Rolling Stock: CSX 504011 (Box Car) Author:  Robert Smith
CSX 504011
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Stephen Lesley General It is called a Canstock car to transport coiled steel for the manufacture of steel cans. The door was offset so they could load 8 coils of steel instead of the usual 6. The offset door allowed a forklift to load these without getting trapped inside. 3/26/2013 4:53:26 AM

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