48-foot intermodal containers
Scale: HO (1:87:1)
Price: $89.99
Era: 1990s+
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Features:
- New road numbers
- Injection-molded plastic construction
- Fully assembled
- Stackable
- Each container is individually numbered
Release date: November 2023
Road names: Conrail (white with “Conrail Mercury” lettering); Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (white with blue circle-cross herald, with and without red end panel); J.B. Hunt (white with yellow logo); NYK (white in two different paint schemes); and Southern Pacific (white with red speed lettering). One six-pack per scheme.
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