ATH69439Athrean HO 40' Box Car, SP #191072 Hotel 2 x 55221 WR Soft

2 x 55221 WR Soft right

larger numbers on ends and number boards

Recommended radius: 22”

roofing and several gates

Poorly filtered DC

ATH69439Athrean HO 40' Box Car, SP #191072 Hotel 2 x 55221 WR SoftPROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO: Railroad boxcars are perhaps not only the best recognized pieces of equipment ever put into service but also one of the most identifiable symbols of the industry itself. During the early years of the industry freight was hauled on simple flatcars or early gondolas. In Upstate New York was the burgeoning Mohawk & Hudson Railroad, the first chartered system in the United States which later became part of the New York