3003198 IHB 42' COIL STEEL CAR-OThe increased volume of coiled steel transportation gave rise to a new purpose built freight car. Previously rolls of coiled steel had generally traveled in specially equipped gondola cars. In the 1960s a lighter type of car emerged specifically for hauling coils of steel in an integral trough. The car type gained popularity and eventually over 17,000 cars were built. Atlas model replicates a 42 design with a distinctive fish belly side sill. NOTE:

In the freight car world cars are often referred to by their capacity

Rail Line: Pacific Fruit Express

three separate crews called Skylab home for successively longer missions

keep track of work orders

High quality spiral wound paper tubes for kits using the BT-55 body tubes

an operator's cab

•Great detail for modern or modernized industrial and commercial rooftops •Typical of large capacity air conditioners and air handling units used on many industries

5/24 This 40’ boxcar with Bettendorf trucks was converted in the early 1970s for bulk salt loading in a group of around 90 cars

this BX-108 class 40’ high cube boxcar with roller bearing trucks featured a “Super Shock Control” cushioned underframe and DF loaders

ladder bar suspension

Each package includes four precision made tubes

and disc drivers replaced the original spoked drivers