Penn Central 50' Standard Box Car 8' Plug Door Short Ladders #153539

Penn Central 50' Standard Box Car 8' Plug Door Without Roofwalk Short Ladders #153539

• Built in October 1959 for the Pennsylvania Railroad, this 50’ Class X53a boxcar with Barber Roller Bearing trucks featured insulation along the floor. It was rebuilt in the early 1970s and repainted into Penn Central green. Penn Central was formed through the merger of Pennsylvania Railroad and New York Central, and operated until 1976 when it was rolled into Conrail Corporation.