S Scale America Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) Steel-sheathed, Single-door Box Cars
Model Manufacturer Info
Prototype Info
Style:
steel-sheathed, single-door
Year/Era:
1925
Length:
42'3"
Height:
8'7"
Volume:
3056cuft
Road Name:
Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Class:
X29
Model Info
Gauge:
S
Introduced:
2013
Product Type:
plastic kit
Finish:
unpainted
Wheels:
not included
Couplers:
not included
Decals:
separately available
Notes:
The car with Creco doors was as they were originally built over a period of ten years from 1924 to 1934. They had an 8.5-foot interior height, and came with KD brakes and Carmer cut levers. A total of 18,000 of those were built, in five different road number series. Starting in 1932 the cars were being equipped with AB brakes, which was completed on almost all cars by the late 1940s to early 1950s. Note that some cars with the Creco doors remained in service until the 1960s. Other railroads used this same car design, so Des Plaines Hobbies has decals available for those as well.
(image copyright © Jim Kindraka; used by permission)