Walthers HO 50-foot single-door boxcar
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: $34.98
Era: post-World War II to 1980s
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Walthers HO 50-foot single-door boxcar features:
- 4-3-1 improved Dreadnaught ends
- 7-run side and end ladders
- 8’-0” Youngstown doors
- 8-panel riveted car sides
- 33” turned-metal wheelsets with RP-25 contours
- Ajax hand-brake wheel
- Association of American Railroads solid-bearing trucks
- Association of American Railroads tab side sills
- Body-mounted Proto-Max metal couplers
- Detailed underbody with AB brake system
- Stanray diagonal-panel roof
Release date: Available now
Road names: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (“Everywhere West” slogan); Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (“Ship and Travel Santa Fe all the Way” slogan); Baltimore & Ohio (Sentinel Service lettering); Erie RR (brown with black-and-white diamond herald); New York Central (Century Green); Northern Pacific (“Scenic Route of the Vista-Dome North Coast Limited” slogan); Pennsylvania RR (shadow keystone); and Wabash (“Serving the Heart of America” slogan). Four road numbers per paint scheme; also available undecorated.
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