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Tangent Scale Models HO 25042-08 Greenville 86' Double Plug Door Box Car Norfolk & Western ‘Delivery 1-1978’ NW #861452

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Tangent Scale Models HO 25042-08 Greenville 86' Double Plug Door Box Car Norfolk & Western ‘Delivery 1-1978’ NW #861452

Norfolk & Western (NW) ‘Delivery 1978’ replicates another major player in the world of Greenville 86’ Boxcars.  The NW rostered several Greenville series, but the 1978 order was the biggest.  In fact, this 1978 B-138 class of 317 cars was the biggest Greenville order of any railroad.  The bold NW graphics are almost understated on a boxcar of this size, but this paint scheme is one example that literally defines modern auto parts trains.  The NW cars feature the correct late-Greenville body with 5 grab irons on each side along with body mounted brake gear.  Those gorgeous 100-Ton ‘Low Profile’ Barber S-2-C trucks show off the accurate rotating Timken bearing caps.  SKUs -01 through -06 have January 1978 data and SLUs -07 through -12 have February 1978 data.

Our January 2023 release replicates an important group of Greenville cars: over one-quarter of Greenville’s production was built between 1977-1978. These 1977-1978 cars are distinctive, with five grab irons on each side and corresponding ladders/grab iron configurations on the ends. This is the tenth Greenville body style in our line (yes TENTH, you read that right), including multiple specific body variations, four different brake layouts (two brake systems), four different draft gear combinations, and three underframe styles which incorporate Center-of-Car Cushioning and End-Of-Car Cushioning options.

During the 1960s, the most radical freight car designs employed the extreme height clearances offered by Plate F car designs. In 1964, no car type articulated this extreme more than the 86-foot, purpose-built “Auto Parts” boxcars. These large boxcars became fixtures on the rails all over North American mainlines, riding hot trains to deliver components vital to the productivity of auto plants. While several car builders offered 86’ auto parts boxcars, the most prolific builder of the double plug door design was Greenville Steel Car Company of Greenville PA. More than 4,400 of these cars were acquired by most major railroads, and they were assigned to pools where multiple railroad’s cars served a specific shipper or shippers. Original utilization of these cars was for Ford, Pontiac, and Chrysler, as well as deliveries from 3rd party parts suppliers to the auto plants. Greenville’s 1964-1978 production was the longest run for this car type, with many still in service today.

Features for these replicas include:

  • Body shells with or without overlapping side panels
  • EOCC - end of car cushioning or COCC - center of car cushioning, ‘near scale’ draft gear variations with genuine Kadee scale couplers
  • Separate flexible rubber air hoses
  • Roofs with running board supports remaining in place - 1965+ appearance since the running boards were gone by 1966 and roofs without running board supports - 1965+ Greenville production.
  • Under car brake system variations
  • Etched metal ‘See through’ end crossover platforms in three possible options: Gypsum, Apex, or Morton
  • Side tack board types/sizes and locations
  • Seven prototypically-accurate brake stands: Ajax, Universal, Equipco, Miner 6600, Champion-Peacock, Elcon-National, Peacock 850
  • Two possible handbrake ‘brake wheel’ options
  • Optional 3rd door arm hinge parts to be configured one of three ways
  • Two brand new truck sideframes:   

               70-Ton Barber S-2A Roller Bearing Truck
               100-Ton ‘Low Profile’ Barber S-2-C Roller Bearing Truck

  • 33 inch or 36 inch wheels, as applicable to each model
  • Two brand new truck brake beam part options
  • Three brand new ‘rotating’ roller bearing truck cap options
  • Recommended age 14 years and older

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