Athearn Roundhouse has announced new 40 ft Ribbed Wooden Single-Sheathed Box Cars

Canadian National (CN)

Santa Fe (ATSF)

PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

40 ft single sheathed wood box cars were the result of USRA actions to address a shortage of rolling stock after the United States entered World War I. There was a need to quickly build large numbers of cars to carry equipment and material related to the war effort. These cars were designed to be easy to build with lower use of both wood and steel. While all steel box car construction was starting to occur, war time needs for steel ensured these cars would have wood sides. Thousands of these cars were built even after the war had ended. They proved to be a durable and serviceable design with examples of these cars remaining in service in one form or another all the way into the 1960's.

MODEL FEATURES:

• Separately applied brake wheel

• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body

• Machined metal wheels

• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track

• Minimum radius: 15”

• Fully-assembled and ready to run

• Painted and printed for realistic decoration

• Weighted for trouble free operation

• Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers

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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