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Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - 50 ft PC&F Box Car w/14 ft Plug Door - Cotton Belt (SSW) #23730 - Red/White/Yellow (SKU 141-69387)

Available On: June 1, 2019

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This Pacific Car & Foundry car was a common site on the rails from the 1960's to 1990's. This type of box cars was cushioned from slack action and had double Youngstown 8 ft doors. The construction and type of doors used on these cars provided a more constant temperature and humidity in the cars for more sensitive goods being transported. These cars served for decades and many were sold by original owners appearing in a variety of interesting schemes.

Features:
  • Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box
  • Accurately painted and printed for prototypical realism
  • Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
  • Coupler lift bars, trainline hoses, brake hoses, and hardware
  • Fully detailed full cushion underframe with air brake reservoir, control valve, and brake cylinder with plumbing and brake rod detail
  • Separately applied door closure rods, side ladders, metal grab irons and etched metal end platforms
  • 70-Ton roller bearing trucks with operating bearing caps
  • Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
  • Body-mounted, McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
  • Replacement parts available
  • Minimum radius: 18”
  • Recommended radius: 22”
  • Era: 1974+

Primed For Grime Features:

  • Duplicated look and feel of “In Service” equipment; “Tattered and Torn” just like the real thing
  • Faded base colors matched to the prototype
  • Patches applied and shaped per road number matching each corresponding side to the prototype
  • Perfect starting point for adding grime and rust






$39.98 US