Tangent HO
Tangent Scale Models HO 14030-02 PRR Shops X58 Plug Door Boxcar Penn Central 'X58A Repaint 1972+' PC #208651
- In Stock:
- 4
- Scale:
- HO
- SKU:
- TSM14030-02
Description
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Tangent Scale Models HO 14030-02 PRR Shops X58 Plug Door Boxcar Penn Central 'X58A Repaint 1972+' PC #208651
- Truck: 70-Ton ASF Ride Control Roller Bearing
- Wheels: CNC-Machined 33″ Wheels
- Era: 1972-1995
PC “X58A Repaint 1972+” replicates the full PC green repaints from the era. In 1972, Penn Central was fully repainting box cars, including lowering the brake wheel during roof modifications. These models feature a roof with the running board removed and the roof walkway brackets remain in the interior positions. The Penn Central lettering is stacked vertically on the left and the right side of the car features the “small” PC logo that fits between the exterior posts of the box car. 1972-appropriate data includes ACI label, early single panel lube plate and PC accurate paint stencil code. The lettering also features an accurate return route box to the PC RR in Buffalo, NY (likely in palletized auto parts service) This group of X58A models feature Keystone Center-Of-Car-Cushion underframes. This is a sharp scheme.
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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