50-foot high-cube double-plug-door boxcar
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: $34.99
Era: 1970s+ to 2000s+ (varies depending on paint scheme).
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
50-foot high-cube double-plug-door boxcar features:
- Body-mounted McHenry scale couplers
- Injection-molded plastic body
- Machined metal wheels with RP-25 contours
- Minimum radius: 18”
- Separate, factory-applied brake wheel
- Underbody with brake system details
Release date: Scheduled for release in August 2023
Road names: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (red with large circle-cross herald and “Shock Control” stencil); BC Rail (dark green); Conrail (brown with “can opener” herald); Norfolk Southern (Boxcar Red with Thoroughbred herald and “MW” stencil); Penn Central (Deepwater Green); and Union Pacific (brown with “The Overland Route” herald). Three road numbers per paint scheme.
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