ATH69439Athrean HO 40' Box Car, SP #191072 G Scale This model is based on

This model is based on a late 1960’s design built by Fruit Growers Express

small cab numbers

With the advent of rotary dumpers

McHenry® scale knuckle couplers - Kadee® compatible

power clamps

ATH69439Athrean HO 40' Box Car, SP #191072 G Scale This model is based onPROTOTYPE 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