- Road Name: Pennsylvania
- Road Number: 56680
- Product Line: Atlas O
- Scale: O Scale
- System: 2-Rail
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 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.
