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Walthers Mainline - HO Scale - PC&F 50 ft Insulated Boxcar - Fruit Grower’s Express (SCL) #593955 - Orange/Black Lettering (SKU 910-2836)

Available On: March 1, 2019

Walthers Mainline

These 70 ton box cars carried the mechanical designation of RBL and ran across the rails from 1960 to the 2000’s. Prototype cars had insulation, load restraints and plug doors to secure cargo and maintain temperature control without refrigeration. They carried temperature sensitive products. These included products such as dried foods, canned goods, jar goods, drinks, packaged foods and even plans & Christmas trees.

Features:

  • Fully assembled & ready to run
  • Limited edition - one time run of these roadnumbers
  • Seen coast-to-coast from 1960 to 2000
  • Shipper favorites for food, beverages, packaged chemicals & finished wood products
  • As-built version with high ladders & see-through running boards
  • Correct Plate B dimensions:
    • 50' 8-1/4" Long over endsills
    • 10' Wide
    • 15' Tall
    • 9' Youngstown plug doors
  • Detailed brake gear
  • Hydra-Cushion cylinder detail & extended draft gear
  • Late improved Dreadnaught ends
  • Diagonal panel roof
  • Riveted sides
  • 70 ton roller bearing trucks
  • Correct 33" turned-metal wheel sets
  • Proto MAX metal knuckle couplers






$27.98 US