Athearn #ATH15899 50'PS5277 Boxcar-St. Lawrence Railroad Rd No. 101893
MODEL FEATURES:
Single 10’ Pullman Standard door
Separately applied grab irons, end ladders, and brake wheel
Photo-etch coupler cross-over platform
Fully-assembled and ready to run out of the box
Painted and printed for realistic decoration
Weighted for trouble free operation
Machined metal wheels and RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
Window packaging for easy viewing plus interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage
Replacement parts available
Minimum radius: 18”
PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:
It was the mid 1970s, and the incentive per diem box car boom was just beginning. New, brightly painted box cars seemed to appear overnight. Many were lettered for various short lines. Pullman Standard (PS) was a significant builder of many of these cars. The 50’ outside post, non-terminating end box car, became the foundation for new per diem cars built in the 1970s. The 50’ PS cars also varied in door configuration and style to better suit each customer. These models can still be seen today in the modern railroading scene.
Athearn Genesis
Athearn Genesis
