12-18-2010, 11:13 PM
Can anyone give me a brief history of the demise of the 40 foot boxcar? I know there was a point in time when they were the predominant length of car used, then the 50 footers started edging them out. Perhaps give me a rough percentage of 40 fotter versus 50 footer for each decade? Just trying to get a feel for the mix I need to use on my layout.