News & Reviews News WalthersMainline HO 40-foot wood stockcar

WalthersMainline HO 40-foot wood stockcar

By Cody Grivno | September 8, 2025

The newly tooled car is available in six paint schemes

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WalthersMainline HO 40-foot wood stockcar

Scale: HO (1:87.1)

Price: $31.98

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

Color photo of HO scale stockcar painted black with white graphics on white background

Features on WalthersMainline HO 40-foot wood stockcar:

  • 33” metal wheels
  • All-new tooling
  • Auxiliary, emergency, and brake cylinder pipes
  • Body-mounted Proto-Max metal couplers
  • Detailed underbody with factory-applied air reservoir, brake cylinder, and control valve
  • Factory-applied placards for reporting marks, road number, and herald (as appropriate)
  • Freestanding wood running boards with molded corner grab iron on laterals
  • Injection-molded plastic construction
  • Molded grab irons, ladders, and stirrup steps
  • Outside braced wood ends
  • Screw-mounted solid-bearing trucks
  • Slatted wood sides
  • Vertical brake staff with factory-applied brake wheel

Release date: Available now

Road names: Denver & Rio Grande Western; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Milwaukee Road; Pennsylvania RR; Southern Pacific; and Union Pacific. Four road numbers per paint scheme; also available undecorated.

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