Micro-Trains 037 00 170 | 50' Standard Boxcar - Double Door, Cushioned Underframe - Union Pacific #506648 Automated Rail Way | N Scale
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Description
The Micro-Trains 037 00 170 is an N-scale 50-foot Standard Double-Door Boxcar with cushioned underframe, decorated in classic Union Pacific Armour Yellow for car #506648 and proudly wearing the "Automated Rail Way" logo. The mid-1960s prototype was built specifically for high-value, easily damaged freight — wide double doors for forklift loading and a cushion underframe to soak up coupler shocks in transit.
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- Crisp Union Pacific Armour Yellow paint with the "Automated Rail Way" logo and red & white striped UP shield, road number 506648.
- 50-foot double-door boxcar body with cushioned underframe — matches the mid-1960s UP prototype built for high-value, fragile freight.
- Highly detailed body with separately applied grab irons, brake wheel, ladders, and roofwalk.
- Micro-Trains body-mounted magnetic knuckle couplers and free-rolling metal wheels on roller-bearing trucks.
- Ready-to-run — unbox, place on the track, and operate.
- Scale: N (1:160).
| Brand | Micro-Trains Line |
| Item Number | 037 00 170 (03700170) |
| Scale | N Scale (1:160) |
| Car Type | 50' Standard Boxcar - Double Door, Cushioned Underframe |
| Road Name | Union Pacific |
| Road Number | 506648 |
| Paint Scheme | Armour Yellow with "Automated Rail Way" logo and UP shield |
| Era | Transition / Modern (1960s through 1990s) |
| Coupler | Micro-Trains body-mounted magnetic knuckle |
| Condition | New |
Will this run on my existing N layout?
Yes — standard N-scale (1:160) with body-mounted Micro-Trains magnetic knuckles. Couples to any Magne-Matic or compatible N-scale coupler and rolls on code 55, 70, or 80 rail.
What does "Automated Rail Way" mean?
It was a Union Pacific marketing slogan from the late 1950s through the 1960s emphasizing UP's investment in IBM mainframe car-tracking and computer-controlled classification yards — the railroad-equivalent of "we're high-tech." The slogan appeared in this stylized red-and-white logo on freight cars during that period.
What era is appropriate for this car?
The prototype was built in the mid-1960s and stayed in service well into the 1990s. The "Automated Rail Way" logo is most authentic for layouts set roughly 1960-1980, but cars in this paint scheme rolled long after.
Sold individually?
Yes — a single car with road number 506648. Micro-Trains releases this body style in many road numbers and paint schemes if you want to build a Union Pacific consist.