Atlas HO scale newsprint boxcar
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: $36.95; undecorated, $29.95
Era: 1967 to late 2000s
Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 908-687-0880; shop.atlasrr.com
Atlas HO scale newsprint boxcar features:
- Body-mounted Accumate couplers
- Injection-molded plastic body
- Metal wheelsets
- Screw-mounted roller-bearing trucks
- See-through crossover platforms
- Separate, factory-applied brake wheel, door rods, hand brake, and side and end ladders
- Separate plastic underbody with freestanding brake appliances
Release date: Available now
Road names: Canadian Pacific (green and black with pine tree), Boise Cascade (green and white with Minnesota, Dakota & Western reporting marks), British Columbia Ry. (green with Pacific dogwood herald), Canadian National (brown with yellow door and “wet noodle” herald and brown and white with small herald and website), and Central Vermont (brown and yellow with large herald and brown and white with small herald). Three road numbers per scheme; also available undecorated with exterior-post and flush doors.
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