200-ton crane and boom car
Scale: HO (1:87:1)
Price: $94.99
Era: 1960s+ to 1980s+ (varies depending on paint scheme)
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Features:
- Rotating boom
- Boom and blocks raise and lower
- Flatcar with boom support arms
- 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: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (black crane and boom car); Chicago & North Western (black crane, gray and red boom car with Chicago Great Western reporting marks); Denver & Rio Grande Western (orange and black crane, silver boom car); Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range (maroon, yellow, and black crane; maroon boom car); Illinois Central (gray and black crane, black boom car); Milwaukee Road (yellow and black crane, brown boom car); Missouri-Kansas-Texas (red and black crane, brown boom car); and Norfolk & Western (black crane and boom car, boom car has Southern Ry. reporting marks). One road number per scheme.
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