boxcar
Sign in to saveAlso known as goods van, louvre van, covered wagon, van, box car
thumb|Box car owned by TTX Company|TTX thumb|A wooden-bodied Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway boxcar on display at the [[Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, Wisconsin]] thumb|ANR Boxcars on a freight travelling through Farragut, Tennessee. A boxcar is the North American (AAR) and South Australian Railways term for a railroad car that is enclosed and generally used to carry freight. The boxcar, while not the simplest freight car design, is considered one of the most versatile since it can carry most loads. Boxcars have side sliding doors of varying size and operation, and so
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thumb|Box car owned by TTX Company|TTX thumb|A wooden-bodied Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway boxcar on display at the [[Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, Wisconsin]] thumb|ANR Boxcars on a freight travelling through Farragut, Tennessee. A boxcar is the North American (AAR) and South Australian Railways term for a railroad car that is enclosed and generally used to carry freight. The boxcar, while not the simplest freight car design, is considered one of the most versatile since it can carry most loads. Boxcars have side sliding doors of varying size and operation, and some include end doors and adjustable bulkheads to load very large items.
Similar covered freight cars outside North America are covered goods wagons and, depending on the region, are called goods van (UK and Australia), covered wagon (UIC and UK) or simply van (UIC, UK and Australia).