Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - 50 ft PC&F Welded Side Box Car w/10’6” Plug Door - Great Northern (GN) #200047 - Green/White With White Lettering & Red/Black, White Rocky the Goat Logo (Era: 1965+) (SKU 141-26787)
Available On: October 1, 2020
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.
GENESIS FREIGHT CAR FEATURES:
• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box
• Accurately painted and printed for prototypical realism
• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
• Separate wireform grab irons, etched metal coupler platforms
• Coupler lift bars, trainline hoses, brake hoses, and hardware
• Full underframe detail: air brake reservoir, control valve, and brake cylinder with plumbing and brake rod details
• Trucks with animated rotating bearing caps
• Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
• Weighted for trouble-free operation
• Body-mounted, McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
• Window packaging for easy viewing, plus interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage
• Replacement parts available
• Multiple road numbers
FREIGHT CAR FEATURES:
• Riveted or welded body per prototype
• New road numbers and paint schemes
• Fully detailed full cushion underframe
• Separately applied door closure rods, side ladders, metal grab irons and etched metal end platforms
• 70-Ton roller bearing trucks
• Era: early 1960s to present
• Minimum radius: 18”
• Recommended radius: 22”
• 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
Order Due Date: October 25, 2019
Anticipated Delivery Date: October 2020