In the 1930s, new construction techniques allowed for the development of modern, lightweight passenger cars, departing from the heavy riveted steel or wooden-bodied designs found in previous decades. Materials such as stainless steel and aluminum reduced the overall weight of each car, making them more economical to construct and operate while allowing for ease of maintenance, a smoother ride, and improved durability over time. The smooth-side style was adopted by many railroads across North America for their high-priority streamlined express trains, lasting in common service until the mid-1970s. The Norfolk & Western Railway was one such railroad, employing smooth-side cars on such trains as the Powhattan Arrow. Today, the iconic maroon N&W livery can still be found on excursion cars operating with the legendary Class J steam locomotive #611, and has been the inspiration for paint schemes on numerous tourist railroads and excursion operators.

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Features Include:

• Authentic ACF passenger car design
• LED interior lighting where applicable
• Transparent, tinted windows
• Fully furnished, detailed interiors
• Detailed, painted bodies with precision graphics
• Kinematic magnetically operated E-Z Mate Mark II couplers for tight radius curves
• Detailed trucks with see-through sideframes
• Added weight for optimum tracking
• Blackened metal wheels with RP25 contours
• Performs best on 22" radius curves or greater
• HO Scale 1:87

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