50-foot Superior plug-door boxcar
Scale: HO (1:87:1)
Price: $37.99
Era: 1971+ to late 2000s+ (varies depending on paint scheme)
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Features:
- Separate, factory-installed brake wheel and ladders
- 70-ton roller bearing trucks
- 33” machined metal wheels with RP-25 contours
- Body-mounted McHenry knuckle couplers
- Injection-molded plastic body
- Minimum radius: 18”
Release date: November 2023
Road names: BNSF Ry. (Mineral Red with post-2005 herald), British Columbia Ry. (two-tone green), Conrail (brown with “can opener” and “Quality” heralds), Chicago & North Western (black ex-Norfolk & Western car), Norfolk & Western (black with block lettering), and Western Pacific (yellow with “Fruit Growers Express” lettering). Three road numbers per paint scheme.
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