PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

Railroad boxcars are perhaps not only the best-recognized piecesof equipment ever put into service but also one of the most identifiablesymbols of the industry itself. During the early years of theindustry freight was hauled on simple flatcars or early gondolas.In Upstate New York was the burgeoning Mohawk & HudsonRailroad, the first chartered system in the United States whichlater became part of the New York Central, came up with thenovel idea of covering its gondolas in 1833 since the railroad dealtwith snow throughout much of the winter. The car’s developmentcontinued to improve over the years such as switching from basicwood construction with steel outside-bracing, within the same sizespecifications; 40 feet, a standard size employed by the AmericanAssociation of Railroads (AAR). What made boxcars great, at leastin the eyes of the railroads, was, their ability to haul about anything!Railroads thrive on redundancy to maximize efficiency

Model FEATURES:

• All models are representative of prototypical paint schemes
• 50-ton Bettendorf trucks with 33” wheels
• Fully-assembled and ready to run out of the box
• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
• Separately applied brake wheel
• Positionable sliding door
• Machined metal wheels
• Weighted for trouble free operation
• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands oftrack
• Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
• Window packaging for easy viewing plus interior plastic blistersafely holds the model for convenient storage
• Replacement parts available
• Minimum radius: 18”