Lionel 2326680 O Gauge Grain Door Boxcar Minneapolis & St. Louis M&StL N C Du-Bro 692 50oz Fuel Tank

Du-Bro 692 50oz Fuel Tank

Shaded by a tangerine colored parasol

gas burners

Part Number 112-6530

Lionel 2326680 O Gauge Grain Door Boxcar Minneapolis & St. Louis M&StL N C Du-Bro 692 50oz Fuel TankLionel 2326680 O Gauge Grain Door Boxcar Minneapolis & St. Louis M&StL Railroads equipped boxcars with temporary wood gates to carry bulk shipments of loose grain. These "grain doors" allowed the boxcars to be used for any number of other shipments off season. Ultimately, covered hoppers provided a much more efficient means of loading and unloading, and the practice fell out of favor through the 1960s and 70s, although some boxcars remained in this