CN 429053

Name	Type	Comments	Date

Paul OShell	General	The "Buffalo Boxcars" were 40 foot steel boxcars used to haul grain to Churchill and Thunder Bay. They were originally built in 1956 as newsprint cars. In 1987-88 they were converted to carry grain under a program financed by the Canadian and Manitoba governments. They carry a Government of Canada flag "word mark" as well as a Manitoba buffalo (ergo the name Buffalo Boxcar). They carry numbers in the series 445000-446615. Another series, rebuilt in 1987, carried numbers in the 429000 series. The final Buffalo Boxcars were scrapped in late 1996 and 1997. They are marked "THIS CAR NOT TO BE INTERCHANGED - FOR CHURCHILL AND THUNDER BAY GRAIN SERVICE ONLY". (source: CNRHA)	7/14/2022 12:46:08 PM

CN 429053
Date: 7/4/1986	Location: Fort Frances, ON CA	Views: 645	Collection Of: Jack Smith
			Author: Jack Smith

Picture Categories: RollingStock		This picture is part of album: Cabooses, M of W, & freight cars

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