Single Door Boxcar – Grand Truck Western (20001453)

Atlas item #20001453 HO Scale 50′ Single Door Box car GTW (Grand Truck Western) road #595562.

At the end of World War II, railroads ordered large numbers of 50′ AAR boxcars with a standard design that was first widely used in the late 1940s. This design was based on the original 1937 AAR design but was modified in the post-war era to include: improved dreadnaught end and diagonal panel roofs with standard or overhanging design. These 50′ boxcars were a common sight on American railroads well into the 1970s and 1980s.

Features:

Details such as separately applied ladders and grab irons
Three different side sill styles – straight, tabbed and fishbelly
8′ & 9′ Superior or Youngstown doors
Fully detailed underframe
Free rolling trucks with metal wheelsets
Accurate printing and prototypical paint schemes