Available at Athearn as of 6/6/05

In the 1960's, Ford Motor Company, Pullman Standard and Santa Fe pooled their resources to develop a standard boxcar to meet the transportation needs of auto manufacturers in the US. Delivered in 1965, Pullman Standard's version is the most prolific example of this type of auto parts boxcar that ultimately changed the face of automotive manufacturing and rail transportation. > > Fully modeled full cushion under frame * Full underbody details including complete brake rigging * Applied metal grab irons and end platforms * RP25 machined metal wheels * Mc Henry style knuckle couplers * Separately applied door closure rods * 100 ton roller bearing trucks with operating bearing caps * Weighted for optimum performance * Available either with roof walks and full length ladders or without roof walks and with cut down ladders, depending on the era modeled