ATH69439Athrean HO 40' Box Car, SP #191072 G Scale small cab numbers

small cab numbers

With the advent of rotary dumpers

Powerful miniature servo motor for mounting under the model track plate for all PIKO A track switches as well as on track systems from other manufacturers

Based on cars built by Pacific Car and Foundry (PC&F) for Pacific Fruit Express and several railroads from 1967 to 1968

This model is based on a late 1960’s design built by Fruit Growers Express

ATH69439Athrean HO 40' Box Car, SP #191072 G Scale small cab numbersPROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO: Railroad boxcars are perhaps not only the best recognized pieces of equipment ever put into service but also one of the most identifiable symbols of the industry itself. During the early years of the industry freight was hauled on simple flatcars or early gondolas. In Upstate New York was the burgeoning Mohawk & Hudson Railroad, the first chartered system in the United States which later became part of the New York