Description
The British Columbia Railway (BCOL) NSC 50-foot newsprint boxcar carried paper from BC’s coastal pulp mills to printing plants across North America. Atlas’s 1:87 HO model captures road number #4698 in classic BC Rail green-and-yellow livery.
Key features
- Separately applied wire grabs, brake levers, and etched walkways.
- Prototypically accurate BC Rail paint and lettering.
- Free-rolling AccuMate-style magnetic knuckle couplers, pre-installed.
- Symington roller-bearing trucks with 33″ turned-metal wheels.
How to use
- HO Code 83 or Code 100 track; minimum radius 18″.
- Run alongside CN (20006519) and CP (20006522-24) newsprint boxcars for a multi-roadname unit paper train.
- Excellent for modern and late-transition-era operations.
Specifications
- Scale: HO (1:87)
- Prototype: NSC 50′ insulated newsprint boxcar
- Railroad: British Columbia Railway (BCOL)
- Road Number: #4698
- Brand: Atlas
- Item Number: 20006536