Boxcar
Enclosed railroad car used to carry freight / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Boxcar (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Bockscar.
This article is about American freight car. For UIC, Australian and New Zealand railway practice, see Covered goods wagon. For the Wild West wagon, see Covered wagon.
A boxcar is the North American (AAR) 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.
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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).[lower-alpha 1]