Athearn N 45-foot Fruehauf trailer
Scale: N (1:160)
Price: $31.99
Era: 1970s to 2000s
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Athearn N 45-foot Fruehauf trailer features:
- Factory-applied mud flaps
- Factory-printed builder’s plates on sides and ends
- Free-rolling plastic tire and wheel assemblies
- One-piece injection-molded plastic body
- Red rear-facing lights and reflectors and amber side clearance lights
- Positionable bogies
- Recessed air and electrical connections and document box on nose
- Separate, factory-applied wire landing gear crank
- Separate plastic underbody
- Two body styles (smooth- and ribbed-side)
- Two rear door styles (two- and four-latch)
Release date: Available now
Road names: Burlington Northern (white and green), Clipper Exxpress (silver and red), Transamerica Distribution Services (white, red, and blue), and XTRA Lease (white, red, and yellow). Two trailer numbers per scheme.
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