Built by ACF in the late 1960s and early 1970s, this ready-to-run model comes in both smooth side and rib side versions as per the prototype. Features: A prototypically detailed body with realistic ladders, brake wheel and see-through end crossover walkway Detailed die-cast metal underframe Separate brake system Air reservoir AccuMate® couplers. 70-ton roller-bearing trucks…
Built by ACF in the late 1960s and early 1970s, this ready-to-run model comes in both smooth side and rib side versions as per the prototype. Features: A prototypically detailed body with realistic ladders, brake wheel and see-through end crossover walkway Detailed die-cast metal underframe Separate brake system Air reservoir AccuMate® couplers. 70-ton roller-bearing trucks…
025 44 246: Built in the late-1970s for the National Railroad of Mexico, this sliding door boxcar was later obtained by and patched for Ferromex ownership. Ferrocarril Mexicano, or Ferromex, is a privately owned rail service that operates over 7,500 miles of track across Mexico, and interchanges with several U.S. Railroads. Road Number: FXE 872486, Series: Unknown, Era: 2000s,…
105 44 566: Built in 1973 for Illinois Central Gulf, these 50’ gondolas were used for a variety of commodities including structural steel, scrap metal, and rock aggregates. With a 100-ton capacity, these cars were 1,800 cubic-feet and were stenciled to be returned to the nearest ICG connection when empty. Road Number: ICG 245056, Series: 245000-245099, Era:…
First produced in 1948 for Pennsylvania Railroad as class G31, PRR purchased 11,600 welded cars of this body style in the G31 G31A G31B G35, serving the Standard Railroad of the World in every corner of North America in many customer applications. If you model somewhere in North America, you can use a PRR model!…
First produced in 1948 for Pennsylvania Railroad as class G31, PRR purchased 11,600 welded cars of this body style in the G31 G31A G31B G35, serving the Standard Railroad of the World in every corner of North America in many customer applications. If you model somewhere in North America, you can use a PRR model!…
First produced in 1948 for Pennsylvania Railroad as class G31, PRR purchased 11,600 welded cars of this body style in the G31 G31A G31B G35, serving the Standard Railroad of the World in every corner of North America in many customer applications. If you model somewhere in North America, you can use a PRR model!…
First produced in 1948 for Pennsylvania Railroad as class G31, PRR purchased 11,600 welded cars of this body style in the G31 G31A G31B G35, serving the Standard Railroad of the World in every corner of North America in many customer applications. If you model somewhere in North America, you can use a PRR model!…
PROTOTYPE INFORMATION: In 1972, the Penn Central and Western Pacific placed an order for smooth-sided box cars from US Railroad Manufacturing (Evans), located in Blue Island, Illinois, a southern suburb of Chicago deep in railroad roots. The PC’s large order of 574 cars would become the “X72” design, which featured smooth, welded sides and commonly featured a…
PROTOTYPE INFORMATION: In 1972, the Penn Central and Western Pacific placed an order for smooth-sided box cars from US Railroad Manufacturing (Evans), located in Blue Island, Illinois, a southern suburb of Chicago deep in railroad roots. The PC’s large order of 574 cars would become the “X72” design, which featured smooth, welded sides and commonly featured a…
PROTOTYPE INFORMATION: In 1972, the Penn Central and Western Pacific placed an order for smooth-sided box cars from US Railroad Manufacturing (Evans), located in Blue Island, Illinois, a southern suburb of Chicago deep in railroad roots. The PC’s large order of 574 cars would become the “X72” design, which featured smooth, welded sides and commonly featured a…
108 44 510: This car was built in 1977 by Bethlehem Steel for the Squaw Creek Southern Railroad of Indiana, which transported coal from the Squaw Creek mine to a power plant on the Ohio river. They were later obtained by The Andersons, Inc., a leasing company. Road Number: AEX 4420, Series: 4420-4444, Era: 2000s, Trucks: Barber Roller…
Prototype Information: The Chicago & North Western 400 Series Trains were named for the concept of a 400 mile trip in 400 minutes, with one of the most well-known examples being the Twin Cities 400 between Chicago and Minneapolis St. Paul. Pullman Bi-Level Passenger Cars started their operation on the Flambeau 400 and the Peninsula 400 trains…
The original design dates back to the early Fifties, when it was offered in single- and double compartment versions. The name lends itself to the “action” created by an air-permeable fabric lining in the bottom of the compartment. Unloading the car involves pumping air under the lining fluidizing the commodity which in turn is drawn…
The original design dates back to the early Fifties, when it was offered in single- and double compartment versions. The name lends itself to the “action” created by an air-permeable fabric lining in the bottom of the compartment. Unloading the car involves pumping air under the lining fluidizing the commodity which in turn is drawn…