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Accurail HO scale freight car kit announcements

By Bryson Sleppy | September 7, 2022

Boxcars, a covered hopper, and a stockcar scheduled for release in November/December 2022

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Accurail HO scale freight car kit announcements

Scale: HO (1:87.1)

Price: See individual cars below

Era: Varies depending on car type

Manufacturer: Accurail, P.O. Box 278, Elburn, IL 60119; 630-365-1173; accurail.com

Drawing of blue covered hopper
Rock Island American Car & Foundry two-bay Center flow covered hopper

Features:

  • Injection-molded plastic construction
  • Plastic wheelsets
  • Solid-or roller-bearing trucks as appropriate
  • Steel weight(s)
  • Screws for trucks and draft-gear box covers
  • Accumate couplers with modeler-installed trip pins

Release Date: November/December 2022

Road names: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 40-foot wood stockcar (red), $20.98. New York Central & Hudson River 36-foot wood boxcar (cream), single car, $20.98; three-pack, $61.98. Pennsylvania RR 40-foot single-sheathed boxcar (brown), $20.98. Rock Island American Car & Foundry two-bay Center Flow covered hopper (blue), $21.98.

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