Announced Date: |
Jan 2022 |
Released Date: |
Jan 2023 |
Individually Boxed: |
No - 3 to a case
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Rail Line: Union Pacific
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Road Number: 161202
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Gauge: O Gauge
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Min Curve: O31
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Dimensions: Length: 14"
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Most Recent Catalog: 2022 Big Book
Features:
- Die-cast trucks and operating couplers with hidden tabs
- Opening side and end doors
- Separately applied detail parts
Overview:
Equipped for hauling automobiles or other large loads, end door boxcars offered a railroad's customers more versatility in loading or unloading. Cars of this design were relatively common from the 1930s to the 1960s when larger cars and multi-level auto-racks came onto the scene. Cars only had doors at one end and often had to be turned for loading or unloading - an extra challenge for model railroad operations.