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Mar 22, 2023 - HO Scale
Atlas - HO Scale - Collectors' Series Items
Dear HO Scale Customers;
Atlas has announced Limited Edition Collectors' Series Models
40ft Plug Door Box Car - 2023 Holiday Schemes
The 40 foot plug door box car is a cross of a standard box car and a refrigerator car. The plug door ensures a tight seal for the contents while the cars often feature some layer of insulation in the walls. This combination provides a level of moisture and temperature control not available in standard box cars. Many of these cars were produced after the end of World War II as the railroads upgraded equipment. These types of cars were used to carry a variety of temperature and moisture sensitive goods, such as produce and paper goods. They were in service for decades until they were gradually replaced by newer 50 foot versions.
Features:
- Colorful holiday themed painting and lettering
- AccuMate couplers
- Roller-bearing or friction-bearing trucks where appropriate
AccuMate couplers are made under license from AccuRail, Inc
Santa Fe Yellow and Blue Bonnet Master Dash 8-40BW Locomotives
During the early 1990s the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad executives were enamored with high speed 4-axle power. This resulted in large orders of GP60M and 8-40BW locomotives. These new units would be the face of Santa Fe’s rebranding going back to the “Super Fleet” image. All new Santa Fe road power locomotives built after 1990 received a new variation of the iconic warbonnet red and silver passenger service paint scheme. When Santa Fe placed their first order of 8-40BW locomotives they were extremely hungry for new power and opted to received 12 units painted in primer only to speed up delivery of the locomotives. These two Atlas Collector Series 8-40BW locomotives represent an alternate history scenario where the Santa Fe Topeka shop painted 2 of the 12 premier delivered locomotives in experimental yellow and blue bonnet paint schemes. In this alternate history scenario the Santa Fe top brass wanted to see how these 8-40BW locomotives would look in the classy yellow and blue bonnet schemes previously adorned by Santa Fe F7 locomotives after the formation of Amtrak. These Atlas Collector Series locomotives would make a great discussion piece and interesting addition to any Santa Fe enthusiast collection.
Burlington Northern Bicentennial Master 6-Bay Cylindrical Covered Hopper
The Burlington Northern Railroad was large contributor to the U.S. railroads Bicentennial celebrations. Burlington Northern rostered 3 locomotives and 1 caboose in Bicentennial paint schemes. Although unlike some other railroads they opted to not paint any revenue freight equipment in a bicentennial paint scheme. The Burlington Northern formed in 1970 and inherited a 50-car series of 6-bay cylindrical covered hopper from the Great Northern. These Great Northern Hoppers were repainted into BN colors during the summer of 1975. This Atlas Collectors’ Series model represent an alternate history scenario were one of these former Great Northern hoppers were repainted into a bicentennial scheme for the 1976 celebrations.
Order Due Date: March 22nd, 2023
Anticipated Delivery Date: March 2024
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