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 4 sub-classes: X58, X58A, X58B, and X58C. Being highly-useful boxcars, X58 boxcars were rampant nationwide roamers during their service life. Because of the quality and utility of this large fleet, many X58s lasted beyond the Conrail era, with some being repainted into NS, however most cars were retired in the mid-2000s.

PRR “Original 1965 X58″ Insulated w/ DFB in the attractive “PRR freight car red” scheme wearing yellow “Insulated,” “DFB,” and “Cushioned Car” stencils. Like PRR paint practices, this car has an unpainted galvanized roof and running board, except for the ends that have the characteristic paint spray line as seen in overhead photos of these cars when fresh. The first run of PRR painted cars has a keystone underframe and represents production from 11-65.

Features:

• Dimensionally-correct exterior post box car with trademark 1960s design features, produced from actual PRR blueprints and from photos and measurements taken from a real X58 at the Danbury Rail Museum in Danbury CT
  
• Different roof, brake appliance, and side/end ladder variations correct for era / paint scheme of each paint scheme
  
• Two different underframe variations, hydra-cushion and keystone
  
• Separate door rods and door roller detail
  “See-through” running board and crossover platform
  
• Full “lacy” AB brake detail and train air line
  
• Highly correct “true to life” colors
  
• “Hyper-Accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement
  
• Durable wire grab irons and “trombone-style” coupler lift bars
  
• Separate air hoses
  
• “Near-scale” extended draft gear box with beautifully-rendered side “key” detail
  
• Kadee “scale-head” couplers
  
• CNC-machined 33” wheels in ASF 70-ton roller bearing trucks, matching PRR practice