Item Description
Athearn 72257 HO 40' Express Box D&RGW #268
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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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.
