Here is a really neat boxcar put out by K-Line in 2002. This is one of those boxcars that K-Line released in its 1/48 scale line with better detail.
The neat thing about these Express cars is that they can run with your freight OR passenger!
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Road New Haven
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Road number 36000
Features
- 11 1/2 inches long
- O Scale (1:48)
- Die Cast Metal Trucks
- All Metal Operating Couplers
- Separate Metal Ladders
- Separate Metal Grab Rails
- Separate Roofwalk and Landing Pads
- Separate Metal Brakewheel
- Metal Chassis with Underside Detailing
- Metal Door Runners
- Opening Doors
O Scale (1:48)
CONDITION: C-8 like new. Looks like new. BOX is P-6+ with some shelfwear such as rubs and slight discoloration.
Some cool history
In 1950, a little over 29 percent of the gross revenue on the New Haven came from passenger service. Only LIRR and Pennsylvania Reading had higher percentages. Over 80 percent of that revenue came from the Shore Line where trains traveled from New York to Boston in four hours. These stainless clad cars were ordered from Pullman Standard after World War II. A total of 207 cars were assembled at Pullman Standard's Chicago plant. The original paint was a hunter green window stripe and roof, however, these cars were repainted in the McGinnis era with a 'McGinnis orange' window stripe and black roof.