Great idea.....

I have a lot of loose cars without boxes and this could be my solution....thanks for sharing it! 

Peace Bill

Hi Bill. Pretty easy to make.

Hi Bill. Pretty easy to make. With the right size box you could store an entire train, ready to return to the layout anytime. 

Older cars?

I like what you are doing. However, what about cars that have "something'"on the roof? I refer specifically to box cars or reefers that have a brake wheel sticking up. But other "thingys" may be in danger of breaking. And did you figure on the cars being able to move or shift? Maybe a little more info on how you package all the different kinds of cars? Flat cars might be difficult too. Not criticizing, just inquisitive/curious.

Hello Morgan, glad you like

Hello Morgan, glad you like it. As far as odd shaped and flat cars, the slots can be designed anyway that is needed. This box is strictly for long passenger coaches. If I was doing freight or cabooses I could have mad the slots taller or partition closer, for two smaller cars per row. A scrap piece of foam can be glued anywhere to prevent sliding. 

Is that archival foam?

I'm curious where you got this foam. Is it archival safe?

I ask because I am aware of a number of folks who stored their equipment in foam, on foam liners, or on vinyl or paper shelf liners -- and then came back a few years later to find the foam/shelf liner had fused with the side of the rolling stock, destroying the paint job. It was a mess.

At this point, I line my archival storage shelves with acid-free archival paper like this:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/554558-REG/Archival_Methods_98_010_98_010_Archival_Paper_17.html

You can get inert closed cell archival-safe foam here:
https://www.universityproducts.com/volara-polyethylene-foam.html

Will you pay more for archival safe foam and shelf-liners? Yes. But that's a lot better than a destroyed collection because you went cheap on the storage area liners.

Of course, for short term storage like the trip from the house to the train show, no big deal, just about anything will work when it's just storage for a few days or few weeks.

But if you intend to use the storage container to hold your equipment for months or years, use archival-safe materials.

Thanks Joe, you have made a

Thanks Joe, you have made a really good point and have sent me scrambling online to see if the foam I have is up to par. The brand is by Creatology, I have not been able to locate the manufacturer’s website. But searches for acid free foam does bring up this product. I will keep a close watch on it and will make sure I have archival foam for future projects. Thanks for bringing this up, I can just imagine the mess. Cheers. Roger 

Product link?

So when first looking at this I thought it was foamcore board, not a rigid foam, but a closer examination tells me it is likely something like that, so a product link would be appreciated.

Hi Jim. I haven’t included a

Hi Jim. I haven’t included a product link to the rigid foam I used as Joe pointed out in his comment that an archival acid free material is preferred. I am unable to confirm the material I used meets that, otherwise with time the foam could deteriorate and adhere to the coaches. Joe posted a product link in his comment for the material he uses. Cheers. Roger 

Thanks

Roger, thanks for the reply.

Do you have any videos of your N-scale railroad? The pictures look great on your website, but I didn't see any videos, at least at first glance.

Jim, I have some videos post

Jim, I have some videos post on my MRH page. Here is the link, it has all my posts 
https://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog/36767

I also have the same videos on my YouTube channel. A search of my name on YouTube should bring it up.