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Accurail HO scale freight car kits

By Bryson Sleppy | September 29, 2022

Three-bay hopper and assorted boxcars scheduled for release in January 2023

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HO scale freight car kits

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 brown boxcar with white "Soo Line" lettering
36-foot Fowler wood boxcar

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: January 2023

Road names: Canadian National 36-foot Fowler wood boxcar (brown), single car, $20.98; three-pack, $61.98. Pacific Electric 40-foot single-sheathed boxcar (brown), $20.98. Pacific Great Eastern 70-ton offset-side three-bay hopper (brown), $20.98. Soo Line 50-foot boxcar with exterior posts (brown), $20.98.

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