1978 X58 Repaint X58 Boxcar // 1974 PRR X58 Green Restencil w/LD

Between 1964 and 1966, the Pennsylvania Railroad built a large fleet of new multiple-purpose boxcars.  Constructed as Class "X58", PRR rapidly produced 2, 565 cars, plus another 100 for Lehigh Valley.  PRR outfitted the interiors of some cars with "loader" appliances and /or insulation which resulted in PRR designating four sub-classes:  X58, X58A, X58B, and X58C.  Being highly useful boxcars, X58 boxcars were rampant nationwide roamers during their service life.  Many X58s lasted beyond the Conrail era.  Most cars were retired in the mid-2000s.

Tangent offers distinctive phase and era variations with our PRR X58 replicas, including high or low ladders, high or low brake appliances, and Keystone or Hydra-cushion underframes.  Our PRR X58  includes our "near-scale" extended-length draft sill with beautifully rendered side "key" detail and gorgeous "trombone-sytle" coupler lift bars, plus accurate ASF 70 ton roller bearing trucks as utilized by PRR.  Finally, our scale replicas operate as well as they look,  equipped with free-rolling CND-machined wheels and Kadee® scale couplers, meaning our models are truly ready-to-run.