National Steel Car 5277cf Boxcar Canadian National Scheme
From 1975 to 1980, National Steel Car built over 1000 of the 5277 cubic foot plug door boxcars. Most of the cars went to Canadian railroads (Canadian National, Ontario Northland, British Columbia Railway, and Canadian Pacific) for paper service, however some also went to Grand Trunk and later in their lives, the cars were sold off by the Class 1 Railroads and purchased by smaller railroads and leasing companies. One car was converted by Canadian National into an “Autonomous Geometry Car” and outfitted with devices to measure track geometry in regular freight trains.
The Reading Car Company model of the NSC 5277 is a faithful recreation of the boxcar in 1:8 scale. These files for this car were drawn from blueprints supplied by Canadian National to make them faithful replicas of the real thing.
This offering is a very limited edition and has all but sold out. Only 2 of the run of cars is still available and when they’re sold out, they will not be re-run.
These 50’ plug door cars feature fully formed steel parts along with a mix of Precision Steel Car details and 3D printed details. The roof can be opened using the included hinge and gas strut system. All necessary 4-40 screws are included in the kit. Trucks and couplers are not included, but can be ordered from us along with the car. The 5277 is also pre-drilled in the frame for air line installation to make adding brakes quick and easy. Please note the door on this car is non-operating.
The car features:
All steel welded construction. This model should be assembled with either a MIG or TIG welder. This is not a hard process and can be learned by anybody (with practice!).
Precision Steel Car details including their brake wheel and grab irons.
Numbers etched into the steel so the car becomes “build by number”. Lightly etched numbers disappear when covered with paint.
Tab-in-slot construction makes assembly easy!
Steel frame included and it includes 1/2” holes for installing air lines all down the length of the carbody. This keeps air lines inside the frame and safe from damage.
Steel roof that gives the option of being fixed in place or use the included hinges and gas strut to make the roof openable to use the inside of the carbody for storage.
Frame has 1/8” starter holes for locating couplers and trucks to make it easy!
All screws and details included.
We can ship this kit to you, or we can arrange pickup or local delivery in PA, DE, OH, MD, NJ and most of New England. Only 2 remain, and when they’re gone, they’re gone. These kits will not be produced again.