The Norfolk & Western’s 86’ boxcar fleet was very large, reflecting the importance of the auto business to predecessor Wabash whom N&W leased in 1964. This large batch was delivered in the Spring of ‘65 in this paint scheme. They were initially assigned for loading on the Chicago Heights Terminal & Transfer (now part of UP.) Note that N&W used an alternate version of the “hamburger logo” on their auto parts cars with a taller “N&W”. We’ll call this the “extra-meat” version of the hamburger...

Features:

„These cars have injection molded plastic bodies,

„etched metal details,

„operating knuckle couplers,

„accurately appearing trucks and cushion draft gear enclosures.