American Car & Foundry 50-foot exterior-post boxcar
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: $34.98
Era: 1974 to present
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
50-foot American Car and Foundry exterior post boxcar features:
- Plate B dimensions
- 33” turned-metal wheelsets with RP-25 contours
- Proto-Max metal couplers
Road names: Burlington Northern Santa Fe (Mineral Red with circle-cross herald), Canadian National (brown with “wet noodle” herald), CSX Transportation (dark blue and yellow), Norfolk Southern (Mineral Red with white lettering), Railbox (mid-1990s repaint), and Wisconsin & Southern (blue and white). Four road numbers per scheme.
Release date: Fall 2022
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