Description
The Pullman-Standard PS-1 was the best-selling boxcar of the postwar era — tens of thousands of these welded 40-footers were built from 1947 onward and they became the face of general merchandise railroading across North America. Grand Trunk Western, Canadian National's Michigan-based U.S. subsidiary, rostered PS-1s for everything from auto parts to general freight in the industrial Midwest.
This Atlas Master Series N scale model is finished for Grand Trunk Western as road number #516852, with accurate prototype paint and lettering, free-rolling trucks, and body-mounted AccuMate® magnetic knuckle couplers.
How to use
- Runs on any N scale Code 55 or Code 80 track
- Body-mount AccuMate couplers are Micro-Trains compatible
- Minimum recommended radius: 9.75"
- At home in any transition-era through 1980s freight consist, especially on GTW, CN and Midwest-themed layouts
Specifications
- Scale: N (1:160)
- Prototype: Pullman-Standard 40' PS-1 boxcar
- Railroad: Grand Trunk Western (GTW)
- Road Number: #516852
- Couplers: AccuMate magnetic knuckle, body-mount
- Brand: Atlas Master Series
- Item Number: 50007365