Tangent Scale Models HO 26023-02 Pullman-Standard 40′ PS-1 9′ Door Boxcar Louisville and Nashville "Delivery 12-1956" L&N #8901
Louisville & Nashville (L&N) “Delivery 12-1956” is a delivery scheme car that Pullman-Standard created for L&N in 1956. This is a “brown” car all around – on ends and roof. This beautiful car includes the sharp and carefully-recreated “The Old Reliable” logo in script on the right side of the car, along with the Louisville & Nashville roadname stenciling. The left side of the car includes the L&N reporting marks with road number. These boxcars were built at Pullman-Standard’s Michigan City, IN plant and of course our car covers that correctly with the “TENTH ANNIVERSARY 1956” PS-1 stenciling next to the door. These cars include the second version of the Superior 9’ door. This new model rides on the Tangent 50-Ton ASF A-3 plain bearing truck.
Model Features:
- Truck: Tangent 50-Ton ASF A-3 plain bearing
- Wheels: CNC-Machined 33″ Wheels
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Era: 1956-1976
A quick synopsis of our era and railroad-specific detail variations include:
• Dimensional accuracy – designed from Pullman-Standard plans
• Highly correct “true to life” colors
• “Hyper-Accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement
• Genuine Kadee scale couplers
• “Near-scale” draft gear box with beautifully-rendered side “key” detail
• Multiple road numbers for each scheme where appropriate
• Very fine Pullman-style ladders
• Very fine Pullman-style bracket grab irons
• Flexible rubber air hoses
• Road-specific details for each scheme, including:
o Specific body side configurations for sills and door tracks
o 3 different PS-1 end configurations
o “See through” running boards (in 2 possible combinations)
o “See through” brake steps (in 2 possible combinations)
o 5 different brake housings (Equipco, Ajax, Klasing, Miner, or Universal as appropriate)
o 5 different brakewheel options (Equipco, Ajax, Klasing, Miner, or Universal)
• Four precision truck options (also available separately!)
o Tangent Scale Models 50-Ton Barber S-2 Roller Bearing truck – with rotating “Timken” bearing caps! Yes, this is a truck never-before available in HO scale!
o Tangent Scale Models 50-Ton ASF A-3 Ride Control Roller Bearing truck – with rotating “Timken” bearing caps! Yes, this is a truck that only Tangent offers in HO scale!
o Tangent Scale Models 50-Ton Barber S-2 Plain Bearing truck
o Tangent Scale Models 50-Ton ASF “Ride Control” Plain Bearing truck
• CNC-machined High-Detail 33” wheels (including accurate contour wheel backside!), with blackened or nickel-plated semi-scale tread (0.88”) available separately, for either rotating or non-rotating truck options (see above)
• Recommended age 14 years and older
Prototype History:
Pullman-Standard’s PS-1 box car line evolved to feature a variety of different door combinations in order to satisfy customer requests for “purpose-built” box cars. Across the transition and early diesel eras, between 1951 and 1962, Pullman-Standard built 9-foot door, 40-foot long PS-1s for several railroads. Each railroad specified different doors and other appliances, and as production progressed the exterior sill and end arrangements changed. Railroads purchased the 9-foot door cars for various services, including forest products, machinery, appliances, paper, and merchandise, where the large 9-foot door opening made loading with forklifts significantly easier. These cars wandered all over the North American rail network into the late 1980s.
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Tangent Scale Models HO 26023-02 Pullman-Standard 40′ PS-1 9′ Door Boxcar Louisville and Nashville "Delivery 12-1956" L&N #8901
Louisville & Nashville (L&N) “Delivery 12-1956” is a delivery scheme car that Pullman-Standard created for L&N in 1956. This is a “brown” car all around – on ends and roof. This beautiful car includes the sharp and carefully-recreated “The Old Reliable” logo in script on the right side of the car, along with the Louisville & Nashville roadname stenciling. The left side of the car includes the L&N reporting marks with road number. These boxcars were built at Pullman-Standard’s Michigan City, IN plant and of course our car covers that correctly with the “TENTH ANNIVERSARY 1956” PS-1 stenciling next to the door. These cars include the second version of the Superior 9’ door. This new model rides on the Tangent 50-Ton ASF A-3 plain bearing truck.
Model Features:
- Truck: Tangent 50-Ton ASF A-3 plain bearing
- Wheels: CNC-Machined 33″ Wheels
-
Era: 1956-1976
A quick synopsis of our era and railroad-specific detail variations include:
• Dimensional accuracy – designed from Pullman-Standard plans
• Highly correct “true to life” colors
• “Hyper-Accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement
• Genuine Kadee scale couplers
• “Near-scale” draft gear box with beautifully-rendered side “key” detail
• Multiple road numbers for each scheme where appropriate
• Very fine Pullman-style ladders
• Very fine Pullman-style bracket grab irons
• Flexible rubber air hoses
• Road-specific details for each scheme, including:
o Specific body side configurations for sills and door tracks
o 3 different PS-1 end configurations
o “See through” running boards (in 2 possible combinations)
o “See through” brake steps (in 2 possible combinations)
o 5 different brake housings (Equipco, Ajax, Klasing, Miner, or Universal as appropriate)
o 5 different brakewheel options (Equipco, Ajax, Klasing, Miner, or Universal)
• Four precision truck options (also available separately!)
o Tangent Scale Models 50-Ton Barber S-2 Roller Bearing truck – with rotating “Timken” bearing caps! Yes, this is a truck never-before available in HO scale!
o Tangent Scale Models 50-Ton ASF A-3 Ride Control Roller Bearing truck – with rotating “Timken” bearing caps! Yes, this is a truck that only Tangent offers in HO scale!
o Tangent Scale Models 50-Ton Barber S-2 Plain Bearing truck
o Tangent Scale Models 50-Ton ASF “Ride Control” Plain Bearing truck
• CNC-machined High-Detail 33” wheels (including accurate contour wheel backside!), with blackened or nickel-plated semi-scale tread (0.88”) available separately, for either rotating or non-rotating truck options (see above)
• Recommended age 14 years and older
Prototype History:
Pullman-Standard’s PS-1 box car line evolved to feature a variety of different door combinations in order to satisfy customer requests for “purpose-built” box cars. Across the transition and early diesel eras, between 1951 and 1962, Pullman-Standard built 9-foot door, 40-foot long PS-1s for several railroads. Each railroad specified different doors and other appliances, and as production progressed the exterior sill and end arrangements changed. Railroads purchased the 9-foot door cars for various services, including forest products, machinery, appliances, paper, and merchandise, where the large 9-foot door opening made loading with forklifts significantly easier. These cars wandered all over the North American rail network into the late 1980s.
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