NARROW GAUGE BOX VAN - RED - HO Models that run on N scale track. Box Vans, commonly referred to as Boxcars in the United States, are used for transporting goods and other merchandise around the Island of Sodor. These vans are also sometimes called covered wagons. Bachmann Thomas and Friends Box Vans come in a variety of colors and paint schemes. Bachmann carefully reproduces your favorite Thomas & Friends™ characters in Large "G" scale. All rolling stock features highly detailed realistic plastic body shells, all-metal wheels, and international-style hook-and-loop couplers. A narrow-gauge railway is one where the spacing between the rails is less than the standard (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) spacing found on typical railroads. Historically, narrow-gauge railways are most often found in mining, logging, light industrial, and light passenger service.