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HO 50' Youngstown Plug Door Box Car, UP #492944

Item No. ATH-2053
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HO 50' Youngstown Plug Door Box Car, UP #492944

Item No. ATH-2053
$30.42
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Next Shipment October 2025
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Product Details

Key Features
  • Separetly-apllied break wheel and ladders
  • 70-ton roller bearing trucks
  • All models are representative of prototypical paint schemes

MODEL FEATURES:

  • Separately-applied brake wheel and ladders
  • 70-ton roller bearing trucks
  • 33” machined metal wheels with RP25 contours
  • Weighted for optimum performance
  • Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
  • Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
  • Painted and printed for realistic decoration
  • All models are representative of prototypical paint schemes
  • Minimum radius: 18”

PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

Insulated box cars were first used in the early 1950’s. Many of these were 50 feet long with plug doors that opened on tracks. These doors formed a tight seal when slid back into place. These box cars kept cargo within a few degrees of the original temperature over several days. The insulated cars were popular with shippers with cargo that needed protection from extreme cold or heat, such as canned foods and other perishables.

Product Specifications

Axles 4
Sub Brand ATHEARN
Minimum Radius 18"
Reporting Mark UP
Full Road Name Union Pacific
Scale HO
Coupler Style McHenry Scale Knuckle
Era 1971-1990,1991-2009,2010-Present Day
Prototype Manufacturer Youngstown