Dear HO Scale Customers;

Rapido Trains Inc. is excited to announce New PC&F (Pacific Car & Foundry) B-100-32 & B-100-34 Boxcars

PC&F (Pacific Car & Foundry) B-100-32 Boxcars

In the early 1970s, the Southern Pacific needed a new fleet of heavy-duty boxcars for copper loading service in Arizona and turned to the PC&F. Their solution was this unique fleet of 40’ 6” 100-ton boxcars, a rare length not commonly built since the 1950s! Three hundred B-100-32 class cars arrived in 1972. The B-100-34 class would be delivered between 1973 and 1974, totaling 250 cars.

These cars feature a modern Hydra-Cushion underframe, 100-ton roller bearing trucks, 10’ doors and DF-2 loaders. The car capacity is 4,124 cubic feet. While their primary purpose was copper anode service in the southwest US, these were often seen all across the country in a wide variety of other services for the SP.

The early 1990s saw the SP undertake a fleet renewal of their equipment. Many of the PC&F B-100-32 and B-100-34 Boxcars would be selected for this rehab program. They exited the shops wearing an attractive blue with “Golden West Service” logos. The cars would also be re-marked for the Galveston Railway (GVSR), a subsidiary of SP. Fifty more would be leased to the CP, under their CPAA marks. Once the lease ran out, these 50 would return to the SP.

PC&F (Pacific Car & Foundry) B-100-34 Boxcar

After the Union Pacific merger in 1996, the B-100s were gradually sold off to secondary owners. Many went to the Northwestern Oklahoma Railroad (NOKL). In 2010 they would be re-sold again to the Arizona Eastern Railway (AZER). Defying the odds and multiple owners, the AZER still operates these cars today!

• THESE UNIQUE MODERN 40’ BOXCARS ARE FINALLY AVAILABLE AS A READY TO RUN PLASTIC MODEL
• LONG SERVICE LIVES SPANNING OVER 40 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH MANY STILL ROLLING TODAY
• THE PC&F B-100-32 AND B-100-34s COULD BE SEEN ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND IN CANADA

HO Scale SP PC&F B-100-32 and -34 Boxcar Features:

• Separately applied metal grab irons
• Etched metal coupler platforms
• Scale sized draft gear with Hydra-Cushion underframe
• Full underbody brake rigging
• Real rubber air hoses
• Multiple door styles (Youngstown or Superior)
• Separately applied etched metal coupler cut levers
• Separate door tracks
• Factory-installed Rapido semi-scale knuckle couplers
• 100-ton trucks with turned metal 36” wheels
• Suggested minimum radius: 18”