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HO 50' Youngstown Plug Door Box Car, BN #747917/747936/747955 (3)

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Athearn - ATH-2058
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PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

Insulated box cars were first used in the early 1950’s. Many of these were 50 feet long with plug doors that opened on tracks. These doors formed a tight seal when slid back into place. These box cars kept cargo within a few degrees of the original temperature over several days. The insulated cars were popular with shippers with cargo that needed protection from extreme cold or heat, such as canned foods and other perishables.

  • Separetly-apllied break wheel and ladders
  • 70-ton roller bearing trucks
  • All models are representative of prototypical paint schemes

MODEL FEATURES:

  • Separately-applied brake wheel and ladders
  • 70-ton roller bearing trucks
  • 33” machined metal wheels with RP25 contours
  • Weighted for optimum performance
  • Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
  • Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
  • Painted and printed for realistic decoration
  • All models are representative of prototypical paint schemes
  • Minimum radius: 18”

Product Specs

Sub Brand
ATHEARN
Axles
4
Coupler Style
McHenry Scale Knuckle
Era
1971-1990,1991-2009,2010-Present Day
Prototype Manufacturer
Youngstown
Full Road Name
Burlington Northern
Scale
HO
Minimum Radius
18"
Reporting Mark
BN