Introduction

Athearn 90518 HO Scale 60′ Hi-Cube Boxcar Double Door Boxcar Golden West SSW 62668

The modern 100 ton, high-cube, 60 boxcar has become ubiquitous in the modern rail scene. These cars are designed to carry a myriad of loads, from auto parts to forest products.These boxcars are a fixture to any modern freight train.

The RTR model depicts accurately a FMC built boxcar for Cotton Belt (XM) general service B-100-42. Many paint schemes from the similar cars are also offered as close stand-in type models.

FEATURES:

• Double 8 Youngstown doors
• Separately applied grab irons, end ladders, and brake wheel
• Photo-etched coupler cross-over platform
• Fully-assembled and ready to run out of the box
• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
• Painted and printed for realistic decoration
• Weighted for trouble free operation
• Newly tooled -70 or -100 ton roller bearing trucks with 33 or 36 wheels per prototype
• Machined metal wheels and RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
• Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
• Window packaging for easy viewing plus interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage
• Replacement parts available
• Minimum radius: 18