ATH-84711 Athearn 40′ Pfaudler Milk Car, Alderney Dairy #506 HO Scale

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ATH-84711AthearnHO Scale40′ Pfaudler Milk CarAlderney Dairy #506Detailed InformationMODEL FEATURES:Screw mounted trucksMachined metal wheels with RP25 contoursWeighted for optimum performanceBody-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplersHighly-detailed, injection-molded bodyPainted and printed for realistic decorationMinimum radius: 11PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:In the 1920s, the Pfaudler Company and General American Car Company manufactured hundreds of wood sheathed, insulated milk cars. Designed as bulk milk carriers, the cars were built around two 6,000-gallon glass lined tanks and a brine cooling system designed to keep the milk at a constant 38 degrees Fahrenheit. Riding on passenger car trucks, these unique cars were often painted Pullman green to match the passenger cars of the era. The special purpose Pfaudler Cars hauled bulk milk shipments well into the 1950s.