Prototype Info

In 1974, ACF built the first box car for Railbox, a subsidiary of the Trailer Train Company. They went on to produce 5,400 50’ cars over the next six years, receiving large orders from Class I railroads, shortlines and box car leasing companies. This ATLAS O TRAINMAN box car is a stunning replica, designed to enhance your layout and provide many hours of reliable operation.

Features:

• Prototypical non-terminating corrugated ends
• Diagonal paneled roof
• Single 10' YSD design sliding door
• Weighted, detailed underframes
• Separately-applied end ladders, brake wheels and end platforms
• True scale dimensions with accurate details
• Die-cast roller bearing trucks with rotating bearing caps
• Die-cast couplers
• Accurate painting and lettering
• 2-Rail cars feature scale wheels and body mounted scale couplers
• 3-Rail trucks pre-drilled for Adjust-A-Coupler systems (sold separately)
• Minimum diameter curve: O-31 (3-Rail)
• Minimum radius curve: 24" (2-Rail)

About Atlas Trainman Products

Atlas Trainman locomotives and rolling stock are less detailed than Atlas Master products but feature rugged construction and molded parts and a budget-friendly price that makes them great for modelers of all ages. Atlas Ttrainman is a line of high quality, detailed, cars and locomotives offered at a popular price level. The freight car and locomotive versions offered in this line are completely different from the offerings produced in other Atlas product lines.

About Atlas O Scale Rolling Stock

Atlas O scale rolling stock represents the pinnacle of decades of research and development, resulting in some of the most prototypically accurate model railroad products on the market today and includes a wide array of car types, from box cars, to passenger cars to cabooses. In addition to being intricately detailed, Atlas O scale rolling stock features crisp painting and lettering, perfectly recreating the colorful paint schemes found on their real-world counterparts. Available in 3-Rail and 2-Rail, all Atlas O scale rolling stock is ready to run right out of the box, so you can go straight from the hobby store to using the model in your fleet.

About Atlas Model Railroad Company

The primary mission of Atlas is to produce and offer to the public, multiple scale lines of high quality, model railroad products based on prototype information. Atlas’ philosophy is based on a dedicated commitment to prototype research, design and construction. The desired and demanded goal is to create, market and distribute durable operational scale models utilizing the full range of exacting detail which accurately depicts life-sized objects, while providing exceptional service to Atlas customers. In 1999, Atlas O was founded so that the hallmark of Atlas products in HO & N could be offered to O scale modelers. Since then, the product line has expanded to include a vast library of track pieces, accessories, as well as rolling stock and locomotives.

By keeping up the high standards set by Steve Schaffan those many years ago, Atlas will remain a leader in innovation and technology in the model railroading industry for years to come. Although many things have changed since Atlas incorporation in 1949, they follow the tradition and values of their founders. As Atlas have for the last 50 years, they will continue to produce quality, precision products for the model railroad enthusiast.

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