Announced Date: February 2025 Released Date: FALL 25 Individually Boxed: N/A Road Name: Burlington Northern Road Number: 979004 Product Line: Walthers Proto Scale: HO Scale Catalog: Walthers February 2025 Announcement Features: Diecast body for maximum weight Roadname specific details such as side and top access doors, wheel bearings and hand brake types Factory installed wire grab irons Multiple photo-etched brass placards according to prototypes 33 scale inch RP-25 turned metal wheels Proto MAX(TM) metal knuckle couplers Use with the 933-3199 Cornerstone Track Scales kit (sold separately) to enhance operating sessions Use as a load for WalthersProto or WalthersMainline flatcars Road name specific features of this model include: Staff hand brake Covered wheel bearings As-built top cover Round side doors with release latch bar Overview: Based on prototype cars used to calibrate track scales, these diminutive models are perfect for displaying on a siding in the yard or a spur at an industry. Scale test cars were regularly reweighed at a railroad's shop, giving you a great reason to run one on your railroad. Whether you load one on a flat car or haul one at the rear of a train, there's a lot you can do with this car to enhance your railroad's operations.