{"product_id":"tangent-scale-models-ho-34026-04-thrall-5-880cuft-60-double-plug-door-box-car-southern-pacific-delivery-6-1969-sp-668414-copy","title":"Tangent Scale Models HO 34026-05 Thrall 5,880CuFt 60′ Double Plug Door Box Car Southern Pacific “Delivery 6-1969” SP #668418","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouthern Pacific SP “Delivery 6-1969”\u003c\/strong\u003e replicates the as-delivered scheme applied by Thrall to SP’s order of 45 cars.  The large bold SOUTHERN PACIFIC dominates the right side of the car.  Our SP fans have been waiting for this scheme, and we appreciate their patience!  The model mimics the prototype, including Keystone End-Of-Car Cushioning and related coupler centering devices, Ajax brake equipment on the B End and a modern brake wheel.  Check out those gorgeous stand-off door tracks, door rods, rollers and handles as well as see-through Apex crossover platforms on each end!  The coupler draft gear includes the yellow-painted coupler centering device handles, too.  Underneath, you can spot those gorgeous Tangent 100-Ton Barber S-2 trucks with rotating Brenco-6 caps.  Yes, that is a stand-off ACI label applied to a metal plate, just like the real cars.  You might notice the lack of SP-style Roman data on these cars.  This is because Thrall painted these in Chicago Heights, IL, and used Thrall style lettering stencils!  The model even features the prototype’s paint overspray onto the galvanized roof.  What else can you say – this is a sharp paint scheme!  SKUs -01 and -02 are lettered CODE 65 with return route instructions to N\u0026amp;W in Melvindale, Michigan.  SKUs -03 through -05 are lettered CODE 68 with return route instructions to N\u0026amp;W in Cleveland, Ohio.  SKUs -06 through -08 do not have the CODE lettering at all but still have the yellow box\/return route instructions to N\u0026amp;W in Cleveland, Ohio.  These cars were part of Ford Parts Distribution Pools.  This is one of our most requested schemes for our Thrall 5880 box car!  Do not miss out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTruck: Tangent 100-Ton Barber S-2 trucks with rotating Brenco-6 caps and separate brake beam parts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWheels: CNC-Machined 36″ Wheels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModeling Dates: 1969-1991\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures for our Thrall Car Manufacturing Company 5880cf 60’ Double Plug Door Box Car replicas include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Dimensional accuracy – designed from Thrall Company plans\u003cbr\u003e• Highly correct “true to life” colors\u003cbr\u003e• “Hyper-Accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement\u003cbr\u003e• Multiple road numbers for each scheme where appropriate\u003cbr\u003e• Multiple Thrall Underframe and Draft Gear assemblies to handle end and underframe phase\/era feature combinations 1969-2000s\u003cbr\u003e• Separately applied door rods, handles, tackboards.\u003cbr\u003e• Separately applied door track details.\u003cbr\u003e• “See through” Apex, Gypsum or Morton end crossover platforms where appropriate\u003cbr\u003e• Genuine Kadee scale couplers\u003cbr\u003e• EOCC (End Of Car Cushioning) “near scale” draft gear with “Keystone” and “Freightmaster” variations\u003cbr\u003e• Underframe detail and brake system variations\u003cbr\u003e• Separate flexible rubber air hoses\u003cbr\u003e• Beautiful details – metal stirrup steps, metal coupler lift bars and “Tangent-Thin” ladders – no thick “chunky” plastic details anywhere!\u003cbr\u003e• Three coupler lift bar variations\u003cbr\u003e• Two Ajax and two Equipco 3750 prototypically-accurate brake stands\u003cbr\u003e• Two different Auxiliary Top Crank arm parts to be configured in multiple ways\u003cbr\u003e• Precision Tangent Scale Models 100-Ton Barber S-2 trucks with roadname-specific rotating bearing caps and separate brake beam parts\u003cbr\u003e• Four “rotating” roller bearing truck cap options for 100-Ton Barber S-2 Roller Bearing truck\u003cbr\u003e• CNC-machined 36” wheels with accurate front and back profile detail\u003cbr\u003e• Replacement 36” semi-scale wheels for our “rotating bearing cap” trucks are available separately from Tangent in either blackened or nickel-silver finish\u003cbr\u003e• Genuine Kadee scale “scale-head” couplers\u003cbr\u003e• Recommended age 14 years and older\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrototype History:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur October 2026 third production of our Thrall Car Manufacturing Company 5880cf 60’ Double Plug Door Box Car System includes FIVE all-new RTR paint schemes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1960s freight car building boom was fueled by specialty car types. 60’ box cars designed for dense auto parts such as engines, bumpers, axles, and glass were an emerging car type. Thrall Car Manufacturing Incorporated, based in Chicago Heights IL, was a new carbuilder in the 1960s who had a strong market offering of specialty auto parts box cars. Thrall built its first 60’ auto parts cars in 1963 and utilized welded construction. In 1969, Thrall constructed this modernized Plate C 5880cf design for Ford service with centered, double plug doors, distinctive “double weld” side construction, and “X-Panel” roofs. Twelve railroads initially bought these cars, and these workhorses remained in service into the 2000s, including service in the conspicuity stripe era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than 500 Thrall 5880cf box cars were built in 1969, and production included two different underframe\/EOC Cushioning variations:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• CN, LN, MILW, NW, SLSF, SN and WP orders were built with Freightmaster End-Of-Car Cushioning and Stanray Coupler Centering devices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• ATSF, CP, MP, SP and UP opted for Keystone End-Of-Car Cushioning, larger underframe I-beam caps at the large cross bearers and a more offset underframe brake equipment layout toward the B-End of the car.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tangent Scale Models Thrall Car Manufacturing Company 5880cf 60’ Double Plug Door Box Car is a dimensionally-accurate replica of the real car, designed from actual blueprints. Our Thrall 5880 60’ system includes multiple underframe and cushioning configurations, plug door details and end brake appliance configurations appropriate for the era of the model. Additionally, we include a beautifully-rendered Stanray “X-Panel” roof, accurate Stanray ends and the signature Thrall “double welds” walking down the sides of the model. Underneath, the car includes full prototypical brake piping, appliances, and our “near-scale” draft gear box including side cushioning\/centering device detail. These cars are ready to roll with Tangent-accurate Barber 100-Ton Barber S-2 trucks and 36 inch wheels. Our ready-to-operate replica is finished with coupler lift bars, accompanying Kadee scale couplers, sufficient hidden weights, and CNC-machined wheels to ensure the model operates as good as it looks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; color: red;\"\u003eLombard Hobbies = Big Inventory ∙\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; color: red;\"\u003e \u003ci\u003eValue Pricing ∙ Fast Shipping ∙ Great Service\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; color: red;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Tangent HO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67894960554137,"sku":"TSM34026-05","price":56.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/8847\/0425\/files\/34026-logo.jpg?v=1793389229","url":"https:\/\/lombardhobby.com\/products\/tangent-scale-models-ho-34026-04-thrall-5-880cuft-60-double-plug-door-box-car-southern-pacific-delivery-6-1969-sp-668414-copy","provider":"Lombard Hobbies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}