Rapido Trains 142005A HO Scale USRA Single Sheathed Boxcar Chicago NorthWestern C&NW #Varies Lubricants cars of this type were

cars of this type were built well into the 1950s

Intermediate body type

Gypsum (diamond-hole) running boards and coupler platforms

Decals for several businesses

Rapido Trains 142005A HO Scale USRA Single Sheathed Boxcar Chicago NorthWestern C&NW #Varies Lubricants cars of this type wereRapido Trains 142005A HO Scale USRA Single Sheathed Boxcar Chicago NorthWestern C&NW #Varies During World War I the US railroads were struggling to keep up with wartime traffic, in part because of a shortage of serviceable freight cars. In an attempt to solve this problem, President Wilson nationalized the railroads under the United States Railway Administration, or USRA. One of the first tasks assigned to the USRA was to develop common designs for