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Athearn Roundhouse - HO Scale - 50 ft High Cube Waffle Side Box Car - Individual - Illinois Central (IC) #581109 - Grey/White With White Lettering (Era: 1990s+) (SKU 6360-88087)

Available On: November 1, 2022

 

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Building on a rich tradition started in 1946, the Athearn brand is home to the hobby’s best-loved models. Athearn has brought the joy of model railroading to you for 75 years, starting from our classic ‘Blue-Box” kits to our most recent Genesis 2.0 line. With accurate detailing and painting, Athearn is the brand that any hobbyist is proud to own and operate. No matter your era or favorite railroad, Athearn truly is “Trains in Miniature.”

 


PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

The railroads and industries they serve, constantly pursued a quicker, more cost effiecient method to load box cars. More specifically to secure the loads inside. The waffle sided cars were introduced with internal bars/posts positioned inside each waffle for wrapping load restraining straps. Wrapped and secured pallets could be positioned (via fork lift) into the box cars and more easily secured to prevent damage.

 

MODEL FEATURES:

• Separate brake wheel

• Body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers

• Machined wheels with RP25 contours

• Weighted for optimum performance

• Fully-assembled and ready to run

• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body

• Painted and printed for realistic decoration

• Minimum radius: 18”

 

 


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