Introduction

Atlas 20005854 HO Scale 50′ Postwar Boxcar Chesapeake & Ohio C&O 19741

At the end of World War II, railroads ordered large numbers of 50 AAR boxcars with a standard design that was first widely used in the late 1940s. This design was based on the original 1937 AAR design but was modified in the post-war era to include: improved dreadnaught end and diagonal panel roofs with standard or overhanging design. These 50 boxcars were a common sight on American railroads well into the 1970s and 1980s.

FEATURES:

• Details such as separately applied ladders and grab irons
• Three different side sill styles – straight, tabbed and fishbelly
• 8 & 9 Superior or Youngstown doors
• Fully detailed underframe
• Free rolling trucks with metal wheelsets
• Accurate printing and prototypical paint schemes