Railroad Boxcar Flooring
Each square foot weighs about 8 9 pounds.
Railroad boxcar flooring. Reclaimed boxcar planks raw pricing available upon request we have a limited supply of reclaimed boxcar planks. The csx 50 standard boxcar fleet can carry from 70 to 100 tons. Boxcar floor generally comes in oak or maple 8 9 feet long 12 inches wide and 2 3 8 inches thick. I travel around the country removing the flooring from these obsolete train cars and sell it to architects builder furniture makers restaurants and bars etc.
Boxcar floor generally comes in oak or maple 8 9 feet long 12 inches wide and 2 1 4 inches thick. These are floor planks reclaimed from retired railway boxcars from the 1920 s and 1930 s. They have a rich color and beautiful character marks as well as natural distressing that many try to replicate. Each square foot weighs about 8 9 pounds.
I sell it to architects builders furniture makers restaurants and bars etc. The boards are glued up butcher block style. This is the flooring that covers the bottom of a train s railroad box. Our cars are equipped with either cushioned or rigid underframes single or double sliding or plug type doors.
They can be from 40 to 90 feet in length and carry 70 to 100 tons. These are flooring planks reclaimed from decommissioned railcars from the 1920 s 1940 s. Frequently reclaimed used boxcar flooring is salvaged in planks from a train s caboose. Boxcars have side doors of varying size and operation and some include end doors and adjustable bulkheads to load very large items.
It is actually an enclosed water resistant box on wheels. The boards are glued up butcher block. No screws or nails are used in their construction. The railroad boxcar is an amazing thing.
This amazing reclaimed wood has traveled the rails of america for decades and wears the story of its life on its surface. It is typically made of various kinds of hardwood oak or maple that are adhered together much like butcher block. Interior arrangements include nailable steel or wood flooring rails bulkheaded and other securement methods. These oak or maple planks were used as the original flooring in railroad boxcars and were removed when the railroad car was decommissioned.