Description
The Postwar 40-foot boxcar was the standard general-merchandise car of the 1940s-50s, with prototypes still in service well into the 1970s. Atlas’s 1:87 HO model captures the prototype in Canadian National livery as road number #542823.
Key features
- State-of-the-art highly detailed tooling.
- Many separately applied details including ladders, wire grab irons, and brake gear.
- Multiple prototypically-accurate end-style options (4/4 Early or Improved Dreadnaught).
- Two roof styles available across the range (straight or diagonal panel).
- Choice of Superior or Youngstown door types.
- Free-rolling 33″ metal wheels on roller-bearing trucks.
- Body-mount AccuMate-style magnetic knuckle couplers.
How to use
- HO Code 83 or Code 100 track; minimum radius 18″.
- Kadee-compatible couplers pre-installed.
- Excellent for transition-era CN general-merchandise operations.
- Mix with Atlas Postwar 50′ double-door cars and other CN boxcars for a varied freight consist.
Specifications
- Scale: HO (1:87)
- Prototype: Postwar 40′ boxcar
- Railroad: Canadian National (CN)
- Road Number: #542823
- Brand: Atlas
- Item Number: 20006831