Class One Model Works FC00334 HO Scale Thrall 86' 4 Door Boxcar Norfolk Southern NS 487128

Between 1963 (when Thrall constructed the first two prototype cars) through 1978 (when Greenville supplied the last 86-foot, 6-inch hi-cube auto parts cars), the fleet of these freight cars swelled to 11,073. Of the commercial car builders, Thrall Car Manufacturing assembled 3,544 cars, placing them in the middle of the pack (production number-wise) between Greenville and Pullman-Standard. Thrall supplied cars from 1964 through 1973.

The day of the massive 86-foot auto parts box cars has come and, likely, gone. For many years, auto parts shipping were essential contributors to numerous railroads' bottom line, resulting in many high-profile manifest trains. These shipments generated significant revenue for the railroads and were indispensable to the auto industry from the early 1960s to circa 2000. Many of these cars (of all types) are still in service moving auto parts from plant to plant.

This finely detailed HO-scale boxcar captures the look and feel of a classic American freight car with the precision and quality serious modelers demand. Built to exacting standards, it features crisp sharp lettering, prototypical underframe details, and smooth rolling trucks that run reliably on your layout. The four-door, 86-foot design reflects a real workhorse of rail freight service.

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