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Atlas N ACF Precision Design boxcar

By Cody Grivno | August 8, 2025

The 50-foot car is back in new paint schemes and road numbers

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Atlas N ACF Precision Design boxcar

Scale: N (1:160)

Price: $30.95 (undecorated, $23.95)

Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 908-687-0880; shop.atlasrr.com

Color photo of N scale boxcar painted dark blue with aluminum roof and red and white graphics on white background

Atlas N ACF Precision Design boxcar features:

  • Diagonal-panel roof
  • Die-cast metal underframe
  • Factory-applied end ladders, crossover handrails, and brake wheel
  • Pin-mounted roller-bearing trucks
  • Plastic wheelsets
  • See-through plastic crossover platforms
  • Separate brake system
  • Truck-mounted Accumate couplers with factory-installed trip pins

Release date: Available now

Road names: New road numbers — Montana Rail Link (dark blue), BNSF Ry. (mineral red with circle-cross herald), Canadian National (mineral red with website but no herald), Chicago & North Western (yellow and black), and Rock Island (brown). New paint schemes — Conrail (brown with PCA reporting marks), Union Pacific (Rock Island blue patchout in one road number and brown with billboard lettering and large shield herald). Two numbers per scheme unless noted; also available undecorated.

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