ATHEARN - HO 40' Express Box, B&O #1604 - (72249)

MODEL FEATURES:


• Double Youngstown doors

• Separately applied brake wheel and roof walk

• Screw-mounted express-type trucks

• Appropriate trucks with 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

• Minimum radius: 18


PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

During the heyday of passenger service, mail & express traffic was a viable part of the railroad business. These 40 double door boxcars, equipped with high-speed trucks, represent prototype cars assigned to this service. They are decorated to match our recent release of 60 arch roof passenger cars.

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