Gunderson Auto-Max articulated auto rack
Scale: HO (1:87:1)
Price: $74.99
Era: 1999+ to 2016+ (varies depending on paint scheme)
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Gunderson Auto-Max articulated auto rack cars feature:
- Separate, factory-applied ladders, brake rigging, stirrup steps, and handbrake details
- Simulated corrugated roof
- Full articulation with flexible diaphragm
- Safety striping
- 70-ton roller bearing trucks
- 33” machined metal wheels with RP-25 contours
- McHenry knuckle couplers
- Injection-molded plastic body
- Minimum radius: 22”
Release date: November 2023
Road names: Arkansas & Oklahoma (with red “Auto-Max” lettering); BNSF Ry. (with blue-and-green circle-cross or post-2005 herald); Ferro Sur (with Providence & Worcester [WRWK] reporting marks); Kansas City Southern (with billboard lettering and herald); and Union Pacific (with “Building America” lettering with Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha [CMO] reporting marks). Three road numbers per road scheme.
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