Atlas O 3001916 - X-29 40' Steel Box Car "Detroit Toledo & Ironton"

• Road Name: Detroit Toledo & Ironton (Brown/White)
• Road Number: 18021, 18044, 18126, 18147
• System: 3-Rail
• Product Line: Atlas O
• Scale: O Scale
• Estimated Release: 1st Quarter 2020

Four road numbers are available per road name 

Features:

• Highly detailed ABS body
• Die-cast chassis
• Flat or corrugated ends are per the prototype
• Detail variations as appropriate for each version
• Different door styles
• All metal separately-applied grab irons, ladders and stirrups
• Accurate painting and lettering
• Minimum diameter curve: O-31 (3-Rail)
• Minimum radius curve: 24" (2-Rail)
• Some assembly required for undecorated models.

Overview:

In 1923, the ARA (American Railway Association) proposed a standard design all-steel box car for the railroads. While the design was certainly a good one, the car never became a recommended practice due to questions of the selected inside width. Nonetheless, quite a few railroads opted for the design and rostered sizeable fleets. The largest group of cars, by far, was class X-29 of the Pennsylvania Railroad.