Reclaimed Boxcar Flooring

These planks are beautifully worn from years of use and their size and thickness make them ideal for residential or commercial use as table tops bar tops islands benches shelving and more.

Reclaimed boxcar flooring. Frequently reclaimed used boxcar flooring is salvaged in planks from a train s caboose. All reusable parts are removed to be rebuilt the steel is scrapped and i purchase the wood floors. Reclaimed boxcar floor 5 planks bxlo 87 50020 reviews. This is the flooring that covers the bottom of a train s railroad box.

Pictures information to come soon call for details. Antique beams dimensional lumber and siding are. Reclaimed boxcar planks raw we have a limited supply of reclaimed boxcar planks. Species and grades listed represent reclaimed wood flooring selections available.

It is typically made of various kinds of hardwood oak or maple that are adhered together much like butcher block. These oak or maple planks were used as the original flooring in railroad boxcars and were removed when the railroad car was decommissioned. Itravel around the country removing the flooring from these obsolete train cars and sell it to architects builder furniture makers restaurants and bars etc. Recovered from a 1968 car with plank dimensions of 87 x 12 x 2 25 or 36 25 sq ft and suitable for table island bar and bench tops.

Boxcar floor generally comes in oak or maple 8 9 feet long 12 inches wide and 2 3 8 inches thick. After that federal regulations state that they are no longer viable and must be destroyed. Preserving the history of the american railways boxcar woody is bringing new life to these pieces of lumber by helping create countertops tables chairs and more. These are flooring planks reclaimed from decommissioned railcars from the 1920 s 1940 s.

Web hosting powered by network solutions. This amazing reclaimed wood has traveled the rails of america for decades and wears the story of its life on its surface. Boxcar woody is oklahoma s premier source for authentic reclaimed boxcar and cargo wood. Some tongue and groove damage is possible due to the removal process but considered a grade planks.

Each square foot weighs about 8 9 pounds. The life span of a boxcar is 40 years. This is used railroad box car flooring. Our antique wide plank wood flooring is custom milled utilizing antique wood reclaimed from old buildings barns and rural structures that pre date the 1930 s.