PROTOTYPE HISTORY:

Berwick Forge & Fabrication emerged as a freight car builder in the early 1970s as the Per Diem boxcar boom errupted. BFF built a variety of boxcar sizes in height and length including assigned service for many different railroads and shortlines.

MODEL FEATURES:

• Fully assembled and ready for your layout

• Detailed underbody including full brake gear

• Weighted for trouble free operation

• Replacement parts available

• Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track

• Separately applied wire grab irons and etched end platforms

• Machined metal wheels

• Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers

• Minimum radius: 22”

 PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE:

• Faded base colors matched to the prototype, the perfect starting point for adding grime and rust

• Patches applied and shaped per road number matching each corresponding side to the prototype

• Duplicated look and feel of “In Service” equipment; “Tattered and Torn” just like the real thing

• Some Prime for Grime models feature paint scheme variations

Order Due Date: July 31, 2020

Anticipated Delivery Date: July 2021

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