Rivets & stripes

The increase in rail traffic led the USA to abandon the old boxcar, with a wooden structure and easily subject to wear, in favor of the metal ones.

Poster of Boxcar Bertha (1972), Martin Scorsese

Sand, salt, rain, frost, snow, rust, heat, sun taggers and writers have made these freight wagons (boxcars) become real icons.

Always present in  American landscapes as well as in some Hollywood movies (Martin Scorsese's 1972, Boxcar Bertha) they are now also famous in weathering technics.

Here are some pictures of a 40' boxcar from the RDG (Reading ?)

I done only atmospheric weathering without tags or graffiti

Hope you like 👋