HO PS 5277 Box Car, SM #3418
HO PS 5277 Box Car, SM #3418
MODEL FEATURES:
- Single 10’ Pullman Standard door
- Separately-applied grab irons, end ladders, and brake wheel
- Photo-etch coupler cross-over platform
- 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:
It was the mid 1970s, and the incentive per diem box car boom was just
beginning. New, brightly painted box cars seemed to appear overnight. Many
were lettered for various short lines. Pullman Standard (PS) was a significant
builder of many of these cars. The 50’ outside post, non-terminating end box
car, became the foundation for new per diem cars built in the 1970s. The
50’ PS cars also varied in door configuration and style to better suit each
customer. These models can still be seen today in the modern railroading
scene.
