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With the increase of automobile production in the 1920s, the railroads looked to larger box cars for the transportation of the vehicles. Using the then common single-sheathed wood construction with outside steel bracing, the 50’ double-door automobile car was born. Railroads quickly found these cars to be multi-purpose and many ended up in lumber and hide service.

These cars also were quite long-lived for a wooden car with some still in service until the early 1970s.

Atlas O introduces the 50’ Single-Sheathed Box Car as its first Steam Era Classic ® car in the Trainman® line. Based upon cars built for the Western Pacific in 1929, this car carries on the Atlas O Trainman® tradition of scale detail and size offered at a popular price.

3-Rail MSRP: $42.95
2-Rail MSRP: $45.95
Estimated Delivery: October 2009

Features:

  • True scale size and details
  • Unique radial roof body design
  • Fishbelly underframe
  • Weighted underframe
  • Scale dimensions and accurate details
  • Accurate painting and lettering
  • Metal couplers and sprung die-cast Bettendorf trucks
  • Separately-applied roof walk, ladders and brakewheel
  • Either corrugated steel or wood doors as appropriate by road
  • 2-rail cars have scale wheels and body-mounted couplers
  • 3-rail trucks pre-drilled for Adjust-A-Coupler® system (sold separately)
  • Minimum diameter curve: O-36 (3-Rail)
  • Minimum radius curve: 36" (2-Rail)
Item# 3-Rail Description Item# 2-Rail
Atlas O Trainman® 50' Single-Sheathed Box Car
2001500 Undecorated 2001550
2001501 Burlington 2001551
2001502 Great Northern 2001552
2001503 Rock Island 2001553
2001504 Western Pacific 2001554
Two Road Numbers are available per Road Name.
Products bearing Western Pacific marks are made under trademark license from Union Pacific Railroad Company.

 

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