Boxcar
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Boxcars are a type of cargo carrying railroad vehicle, which largely or totally enclose the cargo.[1]
American sources assert the boxcar was invented in the United States, at the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad, in 1833.[2]
Boxcars are, typically, 40 feet (12 m) long, or 50 ft long. That is exactly twice the length of a TEU container. Double length TEU are the more common length, and it is common, in recent decades, to load a double length TEU container on a flatcar. The is then loaded onto a large truck, when it reaches its destination city, for final delivery. This eliminates the need to load a boxcar at one end, and unload it, and load a truck, at the destination end. This has reduced the use of boxcars, in recent decades.
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"Boxcars- Why You Should Consider the Rise, Fall, and Future". R2 Logistics. 2022-04-04. Archived from the original on 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
For nearly 200 years, boxcars have been the symbol of the railroad and freight industry. While their specifications have evolved since their humble beginnings, they remain a valuable means of transporting goods across the contiguous United States. But in recent years, the use of boxcars has declined.
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Adam Burns (2022-04-06). "Boxcars (Rail Cars): Dimensions, Sizes, Capacity". American-Rails. Archived from the original on 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
It has a history tracing back to the earliest years when railroads realized that some freight and lading needed at least a little protection from the outside elements and Mother Nature.