Atlas 20007761 HO Scale 40' 1932 ARA Boxcar Bangor & Aroostook BAR 5230 (State of Maine) Era_1939-1950s + one more change was made

one more change was made to take it to Mk III standard: a pick up hook was installed for taking mail packages from the ground

was part of the nation’s first transcontinental railroad and has been operating continually under that name for more than 160 years

Walthers Mainline 910-5804 60' Pullman Bulkhead Flatcar Canadian National CN 621306

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Atlas 20007761 HO Scale 40' 1932 ARA Boxcar Bangor & Aroostook BAR 5230 (State of Maine) Era_1939-1950s + one more change was madeAtlas 20007761 HO Scale 40' 1932 ARA Boxcar Bangor & Aroostook BAR 5230 (State of Maine) A goal of the American Railway Association (ARA) in the early 1920s was to produce an all steel box car that could be recognized as a standard by the member railroads. Although the original design presented in 1923 produced in excess of 60,000 cars, it wasn't until a new design was presented in 1932 that the member railroads gave their approval. After extensively