News & Reviews News Accurail May 2022 HO scale freight car kits

Accurail May 2022 HO scale freight car kits

By Nastassia Putz | April 26, 2022

New paint schemes on two- and three-bay covered hoppers, single-sheathed boxcar, and gondola

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Accurail May 2022 HO scale freight car kits

Illustration of Accurail orange hopper
Illinois Central Gulf Pullman-Standard 4,750-cubic-foot capacity three-bay covered hoppers by Accurail.

Scale: HO (1:87.1)

Price: See individual cars below

Era: Varies depending on car type

Manufacturer: Accurail, PO Box 278, Elburn, IL 60119, 630-365-1173, accurail@accurail.com

Features:

  • Injection-molded plastic kits
  • 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
  • Available May 2022

Road Names: Illinois Central Gulf Pullman-Standard 4,750-cubic-foot capacity three-bay covered hoppers (orange with small herald and large reporting marks, orange with large reporting marks only, and orange with “Illinois Central Gulf” lettering, small reporting marks and road number, and small herald), single car, $21.98; three-pack, $64.98. Boston & Albany 41-foot steel gondola (Boxcar Red with “Boston & Albany” lettering), single car, $19.98; three-pack, $58.98. Chessie System American Car & Foundry two-bay Center Flow covered hopper with Baltimore & Ohio reporting marks (1980s solid yellow repaint), $20.98. Milwaukee Road 40-foot single-sheathed boxcar with Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific herald (Boxcar Red with white graphics), $19.98.

Company Information: Accurail produces HO scale freight car kits that cover the steam, steam-to-diesel transition, and diesel eras; detail parts; scenery items; and renumbering decals. In addition, the company produces custom-decorated HO scale freight cars. Accurail is based in Elburn, Illinois.

Reproduced from Accurail news release April 22, 2022 

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