Athearn has announced new RTR 60 ft Berwick Hi-Cube Box Cars
Santa Fe (ATSF)
Conrail (CR/NYC)
PROTOTYPE HISTORY:
Berwick Forge & Fabrication emerged as a freight car builder in the early 1970s as the Per Diem boxcar boom errupted. BFF built a variety of boxcar sizes in height and length including assigned service for many different railroads and shortlines.
MODEL FEATURES:
• Fully assembled and ready for your layout
• Detailed underbody including full brake gear
• Weighted for trouble free operation
• Replacement parts available
• Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
• Separately applied wire grab irons and etched end platforms
• Machined metal wheels
• Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
• Minimum radius: 22”
PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE:
• Faded base colors matched to the prototype, the perfect starting point for adding grime and rust
• Patches applied and shaped per road number matching each corresponding side to the prototype
• Duplicated look and feel of “In Service” equipment; “Tattered and Torn” just like the real thing
• Some Prime for Grime models feature paint scheme variations
Order Due Date: July 31, 2020
Anticipated Delivery Date: July 2021
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