Dear HO Scale Customers;

Athearn has announced the release of a new run of 40 ft Express Box Cars. Check them out and place your orders today!

 

 

Canadian Pacific (CP) 

 

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.

 

Union Pacific (UP)

 

Denver & Rio Grande Western (D&RGW)

 

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”

 

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

 

Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)

 

Southern Pacifc (SP)

 

 

 

Order Due Date: July 29, 2022

Expected Delivery Date: September 2023

 

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