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The concept behind Railbox, as evidenced by the slogan, "Next Load, Any Road" was, because Railbox was jointly owned by many of the railroads as a privately owned
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is permitted. Railbox purchased boxcars from many manufacturers, including
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A Railbox XAF20B class boxcar in the 1996 paint scheme
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RailBox

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Railbox's "Next Load, Any Road" logo
A yellow boxcar with a Railbox logo painted in black
TTX Company
Charlotte, North Carolina
United States
Reporting mark
Track gauge
reporting marks
boxcar
pooling
North Carolina
TTX Company
United States
cooperative
AAR
loading gauge
American Car and Foundry Company
FMC Corporation

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