Athearn has announced new 50' Waffle Side Box Cars

PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

It was the mid 1970s, and the incentive per diem box car boom was just beginning. New, brightly painted box cars seemed to appear overnight. Many were lettered for various short lines. Pullman Standard (PS) was a significant builder of many of these cars. The 50’ outside post, non-terminating end box car, became the foundation for new per diem cars built in the 1970s. The 50’ PS cars also varied in door configuration and style to better suit each customer. These models can still be seen today in the modern railroading scene. Today box cars still matter to the railroads. Even with modern containerization, box cars have a higher capacity then allowable on US roads. We are finding today, that 1970’s box cars are being rebuilt and put into service for various leasing outfits.

MODEL FEATURES:

► Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box

► Packed in a jewel box for great display and storage opportunities

► Razor sharp painting and printing

► Screw mounted trucks for accurate tracking

► McHenry knuckle spring couplers installed

► Operates on Code 55 and 80 rail

► Minimum radius: 9 3/4”

PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE:

► Duplicated look and feel of “In Service” equipment; “Tattered and Torn” just like the real thing

► Faded base colors matched to the prototype

► Patches applied and shaped per road number matching each corresponding side to the prototype

► Perfect starting point for adding grime and rust

Order Due Date: February 22, 2019

Anticipated Delivery Date: February 2020