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I just bought an Ambroid NYC Container Car (1 of 5000) kit. Now that I own it I got to wondering... when was the prototype in service, what was carried in the containers, etc? <br /> <br />The prototype was an all-wood, truss rod car which implies not much later than 1910-ish. The containers are wood boxes reinforced with metal banding and have double doors at one end which suggest the cargo would be general merchandise, not bulk mineral or chemical products. <br /> <br />Anyone familiar with the history?
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