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Although the boxcar was everywhere in the 1940s, before many of today's obviously specialized cars like autoracks, TOFC, intermodals and so on, not all boxcars were created equal, so to speak. There were boxcars for lumber with small end doors to facilitate loading dimensional lumber. Boxcars with double doors or end doors for automobiles. Boxcars with "grain doors" that were used like covered hoppers (some had loading hatches on the roof that look like reefer ice hatches, or drop floors or hopper-like contraptions underneath for unloading). In this time period too, you would have outside brace with wood doors and/oror ends, or metal doors and/or ends. Double sheath wood cars. All steel cars from the 1930s (not many new ones produced because steel was needed for the war). You might see K-brake equipped boxcars in MOW or other non-revenue/non-interchange service. Lots of stuff that should have been scrapped was pressed into/kept in service due to the tremendous effort needed to supply the war. Very interesting time - makes for lots of variety! Andrew
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