Athearn ATH72243 HO 40ft Express Boxcar, Union Pacific #9179

Athearn ATH72243 HO 40ft Express Boxcar, Union Pacific #9179

MODEL FEATURES:

• Double Youngstown doors


• Separately applied brake wheel and roof walk


• Screw-mounted express-type trucks


• Appropriate trucks with 33” machined metal wheels with RP25 contours


• Weighted for optimum performance


• Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers


• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body


• Painted and printed for realistic decoration


• Minimum radius: 18”

PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

During the heyday of passenger service, mail & express traffic was a viable part of the railroad business. These 40’ double door boxcars, equipped with high-speed trucks, represent prototype cars assigned to this service. They are decorated to match our recent release of 60’ arch roof passenger cars.