HO Scale - 40' AAR Modernized 1948 Boxcar - Canadian Pacific #44024 -

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Description:Add authentic equipment to operations from the 1960s to 1980s with WalthersMainline 40' Association of American Railroads (AAR) 40' Modernized 1948 Boxcars. Built by th e thousands after WWII, most had lots of life left in them when new safety standards were adopted in the mid-1960s to eliminate most freight car running boards. Many roads opted for inexpensive upgrades to bring the cars into compliance, installing short ladders on the A end, while retaining the longer ladder, high brake wheel and a single roof-mounted grab iron on the B end. Running into the 1980s in regular service, some were later reassigned to maintenance-of-way work. Features of these HO models include: Fits 1960s to 1980s operations Based on cars rebuilt to comply with updated safety standards featuring: No running board or mounts on roof Tall ladders at B (brake wheel) end Short ladders at A end Limited edition - one time run of these roadnumbers Improved Dreadnaught 4-4 end with rectangular top rib Diagonal panel roof 6' Youngstown doors 10-panel riveted sides 10'6"" Interior height Ajax hand brake wheel Bettendorf trucks Correct 33"" turned-metal wheelsets Proto MAX(TM) metal knuckle couplers Show more