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Walthers HO Gunderson 50-foot boxcar

By Cody Grivno | July 7, 2025

This Proto-series model is based on a prototype used in paper service

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Walthers HO Gunderson 50-foot boxcar

Scale: HO (1:87.1)

Price: $49.98

Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com

Color photo HO scale boxcar painted dark blue with silver roof and yellow graphics.

Walthers HO Gunderson 50-foot boxcar features:

  • 36” metal wheelsets
  • Based on full-size cars that handle paper rolls 10 feet or more in diameter for magazine and newspaper production
  • Body-mounted Proto-Max metal couplers
  • Factory-applied door rods and levers, end ladders, and crossover platforms
  • Factory-installed and painted formed-wire grab irons
  • Freestanding air reservoir, brake cylinder, and control valve
  • Injection-molded plastic construction
  • Screw-mounted roller-bearing trucks

Release date: Available now

Road names: CSX (dark blue), Arkansas-Oklahoma RR (mineral red), BNSF Ry. (mineral red with circle-cross herald), and Canadian National (mineral red with “wet noodle” herald and road name in English and French). Three road numbers per paint scheme. Also available undecorated.

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