Walthers HO Gunderson 50-foot boxcar
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: $49.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Walthers HO Gunderson 50-foot boxcar features:
- 36” metal wheelsets
- Based on full-size cars that handle paper rolls 10 feet or more in diameter for magazine and newspaper production
- Body-mounted Proto-Max metal couplers
- Factory-applied door rods and levers, end ladders, and crossover platforms
- Factory-installed and painted formed-wire grab irons
- Freestanding air reservoir, brake cylinder, and control valve
- Injection-molded plastic construction
- Screw-mounted roller-bearing trucks
Release date: Available now
Road names: CSX (dark blue), Arkansas-Oklahoma RR (mineral red), BNSF Ry. (mineral red with circle-cross herald), and Canadian National (mineral red with “wet noodle” herald and road name in English and French). Three road numbers per paint scheme. Also available undecorated.
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