Friday, June 16, 2017

Missouri Kansas Texas 50' PS-1 Boxcar #18356


MODEL INFORMATION
Company: Atlas
Product # 3007604
Gauge: Standard O
First Cataloged: 2016
Trucks: Die-cast, Sprung, 70-ton roller-bearing trucks as per the prototype, with rotating bearing caps
Couplers: Die-cast, Operating, Articulated 
Notes: Highly detailed ABS body; separately-applied grab irons, ladders, and brake line details; min curve 36'; Youngstown or Pullman Standard style doors as per the prototype
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PROTOTYPE INFORMATION
Builder: Pullman Standard
Era: 50's, 60's
Primary Use:
Notes: Represents a classic American freight car from the 1950s and 1960s, when fifty-foot box cars became the standard. Many railroads of the period operated Pullman Standard's box cars, but details were often specific to each company. One of details that differed was the supplier of the doors (Youngstown or Pullman Standard styles).
Photo of BKTY 18358