ATH-18445 Athearn 50′ NACC Box, Penguin Ginger Ale #7001 HO Scale

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ATH-18445AthearnHO Scale50′ Box CarPenguin Ginger Ale #7001MODEL FEATURES:Three road numbersApplied metal grab irons and etched end platformsPullman Standard or Superior plug doorsPullman Standard or Stanray (Superior) roof (to match prototype)Ready-To-Roll 70 ton trucksMachined 33 metal wheels with RP25 contoursBody mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplersWeighted for optimum performanceMinimum radius: 18PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:The 1960s was a period of development that would set the course of railroading as we see it today. The North American Car Corporation designed and built a 50 outside post, insulated, plug door box car which proved to be a vision of developments to come. Several railroads rostered this car with most of them either purchased by or leased to private shippers. The NACC cars were frequently decorated in complex, colorful paint schemes. When the NACC cars were built, general leasing, billboard paint schemes and modern freight handling techniques were still at least a decade in the future.