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Tangent Scale Models HO 14026-04 PRR Shops X58 Plug Door Boxcar Pennsylvania Railroad 'Delivery 12-1965 X58B SL' PRR #114287

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Tangent Scale Models HO 14026-04 PRR Shops X58 Plug Door Boxcar Pennsylvania Railroad 'Delivery 12-1965 X58B SL' PRR #114287

  • Truck: 70-Ton ASF Ride Control Roller Bearing
  • Wheels: CNC-Machined 33″ Wheels
  • Era: 1965-1985

PRR “Original 12-1965 X58B SL” wears the attractive “PRR freight car red” scheme featuring yellow “Cushioned Car” stencils, plus a sharp PRR white keystone.  This prototype group of cars was equipped with Transco’s Stage Loading belt rail system and feature the distinctive large yellow “SL” on the sides of the cars.  Like PRR paint practices, this car has an unpainted galvanized roof and running board, except for the ends that have the characteristic paint spray line as seen in overhead photos of these cars when fresh.  And don’t forget to check out that all-new Stanray 50’ roof with Apex running board!  This new run of PRR cars is a new paint scheme variation we have not yet offered, and has a Keystone underframe and represents production from December of 1965.

Prototype Information:

Between 1964 and 1966, the Pennsylvania Railroad built a large fleet of new multiple-purpose boxcars at their Samuel Rea Shops in Hollidaysburg, PA. Constructed as class “X58,” PRR rapidly produced 2,565 cars, plus another 100 for Lehigh Valley. PRR outfitted the interiors of some cars with “loader” appliances and/or insulation which resulted in PRR designating 4 sub-classes: X58, X58A, X58B, and X58C. Being highly-useful boxcars, X58 boxcars were rampant nationwide roamers during their service life.  Many X58s lasted beyond the Conrail era. Most cars were retired in the mid-2000s.

We studied the prototype to accurately reproduce it with the following features:

  • Dimensionally-correct exterior post box car with trademark 1960s design features, produced from actual PRR blueprints and from photos and measurements taken from a real X58 at the Danbury Rail Museum in Danbury CT
  • Different roof, brake appliance, side/end ladder, and center door arm variations correct for the era / paint scheme of each paint scheme
  • Two different underframe variations: hydra-cushion and keystone
  • All-New Stanray 50’ Diagonal Panel Roof System design, tooling and options.
  • Separate door rods and door roller detail
  • “See-through” running board and crossover platform
  • Full “lacy” AB brake detail and train air line
  • Highly correct “true to life” colors
  • “Hyper-Accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement
  • Durable wire grab irons and “trombone-style” coupler lift bars
  • Separate air hoses
  • “Near-scale” extended draft gear box with beautifully rendered side “key” detail
  • Kadee “scale-head” couplers
  • CNC-machined 33” wheels in ASF 70-ton “Ride Control” roller bearing trucks, matching PRR practice
  • Replacement 33” semi-scale wheels are available separately from Tangent
  • Recommended age 14 years and older

These replicas are very useful for modelers from coast to coast and will stand out well on any layout from 1965 to 2005.

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