Car 419217 is a typical steam railroad boxcar from the first half of the 20^th century.  It is called an outside-braced boxcar because the zig-zag braces that make up the side structure are on the outside of the car, and the flat boards inside the braces are the side wall.  By the late 1960s the last cars of this type were being withdrawn from interchange with other railroads.  Some cars stayed on home rails in work train or company service.  This car was used to store sand at an engine terminal.  All locomotives, be they steam, diesel or trolley, use sand to prevent powered wheels from slipping by spraying it on the rails just ahead of the wheels.  The car is awaiting restoration.

Builder
Type	Freight Car
Description	Outside Braced Box Car
Year Built	1917
Retired
Acquired	2005
Seats	n/a
Length	38′ 4″
Width	9′ 4″
Height	13′
Weight
Trucks	ASF
Engine	n/a
Control	n/a
Brakes	AB
Compressor	n/a