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For PORTERS Members only, PWRS is offering 15% off on any of the Athearn curent procucts listed on the pages below. Just add the items you want to your cart, and during check out, enter "Athearn 15% Special" in the "Notes" box. Offer can not be combined with any other discounts. PORTERS Points may be used as long as the PORTERS Member has sufficient points to cover the cost of the items when the discount is applied. Offer valid on reservations made until June 16, 2017.

Railroad boxcars are perhaps not only the best recognized pieces of equipment ever put into service but also one of the most identifiable symbols of the industry itself. During the early years of the industry freight was hauled on simple flatcars or early gondolas. In Upstate New York was the burgeoning Mohawk & Hudson Railroad, the first chartered system in the United States which later became part of the New York Central, came up with the novel idea of covering its gondolas in 1833 since the railroad dealt with snow throughout much of the winter.  The car’s development continued to improve over the years such as switching from basic wood construction with steel outside-bracing, within the same size specifications; 40 feet, a standard size employed by the American Association of Railroads (AAR). What made boxcars great, at least in the eyes of the railroads, was their ability to haul about anything! Railroads thrive on redunancy to maximize efficiency.

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Reservations Due By: June 22, 2017

Expected Release: June 2018

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