Description
Add authentic equipment to operations from the 1960s to 1980s with WalthersMainline 40' Association of American Railroads (AAR) 40' Modernized 1948 Boxcars. Built by the thousands after WWII, most had lots of life left in them when new safety standards were adopted in the mid-1960s to eliminate most freight car running boards. Many roads opted for inexpensive upgrades to bring the cars into compliance, installing short ladders on the A end, while retaining the longer ladder, high brake wheel and a single roof-mounted grab iron on the B end. Running into the 1980s in regular service, some were later reassigned to maintenance-of-way work. Features of these HO models include:
Fits 1960s to 1980s operations
Based on cars rebuilt to comply with updated safety standards featuring:
No running board or mounts on roof
Tall ladders at B (brake wheel) end
Short ladders at A end
Limited edition - one time run of these roadnumbers
Improved Dreadnaught 4-4 end with rectangular top rib
Diagonal panel roof
6' Youngstown doors
10-panel riveted sides
10'6" Interior height
Ajax hand brake wheel
Bettendorf Wheels and Fittings
Correct 33" turned-metal wheelsets
Proto MAX(TM) metal knuckle couplers