Introduction

Exactrail Platinum EP80556-1 HO Scale PC&F 7633 Appliance Boxcar Canadian Pacific CP MILW 4231

In the 1980s the Canadian Pacific repainted a few of the former Milwaukee Road PC&F 7633 Boxcars. In photos, 2 numbers were found that were repainted and each was unique. Both cars received CP’s Action Red paint and retained the original MILW reporting marks and numbers. Car 4225 was the more spartan of the two and received data only in a simple helvetica style lettering. Car 4231 was repainted earlier and received the CP Rail lettering and used a narrow, sans serif lettering style with stencil breaks. Both cars were still on the rails through the 2000s.

In the 1970s, 60′ high-cube appliance boxcars came onto the scene from multiple freight car manufacturers. Often confused as auto parts boxcars because of the similar size and appearance. Pacific Car & Foundry began delivering the 7633 cubic foot boxcars in early 1975 to the Milwaukee Road, Western Pacific and the Missouri Pacific system. Many cars were delivered with Air-Pak bulkheads. The 7633’s were rated at 70-tons and were delivered with Barber S-2 trucks. PC&F offered a similar looking 100-ton version that featured one fewer panel on each side of the door. Railroads such as Missouri Pacific and Norfolk and Western received these.

Even though all railroads that purchased these cars were western or midwestern roads, they spent much of their time in points east. Many of the Milwaukee Road cars had return stencils for the Penn Central and the MP & WP cars were purchased for use at various General Electric facilities.

FEATURES:

• Era: 1975 to Today
• Precision micro-tooled
• Fully assembled (with exception to the kit)
• Multiple Road Numbers
• Designed, engineered and tooled in the United States!
• Extraordinarily accurate artwork
• ExactRails 70-Ton Barber S-2 Trucks
• CNC-machined 33″ metal wheel sets
• Kadee #156 couplers
• Fully detailed body mounted draft box
• Numerous hand-applied details, including: separately applied air hoses and grab irons!
• Separately applied door tracks and door bars!
• Wire coupler cut levers
• Drop down brake rigging, bell crank, brake appliances and brake rods