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A Limited Edition HO SCALE Atlas USRA Rebuilt Steel 40' Box Car painted for freelance model railroad St. Louis County! Road Number Variant: STLC 431.
The St. Louis County (STLC) is the freelance model railroad of Ed Stoll. As the name implies this is a transition-era terminal railroad that is big on connections and dependable service! The railroad's slogan is "Around the Arch and not Through It." We thought the gorgeous black, green, and gold livery looked amazing--and we hope you will want to add this beautiful car to your fleet as well!
About the Prototype:
By the beginning of WWII, the majority of the classic USRA double-sheathed box cars and their clones were rebuilt with steel sides. More rebuilds followed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. By late 1948, close 14,000 of the original 24,500 USRA double-sheathed cars had been rebuilt with quite a degree of variation including the end, door and underframe. These steel side rebuilds were far more popular than their single-sheathed counterparts and make a great addition to the Atlas HO scale product line.
The Atlas USRA HO Rebuilt Steel 40' Box Car Features:
- Ready-to-run
- Highly detailed body
- 10-Panel body
- 7-8 or 5-5-5 panel ends as per the prototype
- Accurate painting and printing
- Brake detail
- AccuMate® couplers
- Opening door
- Fishbelly or Straight underframe as per prototype
- Separately applied wire grabs and side ladders
- Inside height of model may vary from prototype