Atlas Item #21 000 008 is a Ready to Assemble 40' 1937 AAR Box Car decorated for Maine Central in the Green and yellow paint scheme. Reporting Marks, Road Name, Road Number, Car Data are all yellow. Yellow square with the words "Maine Central" and "Pine Tree" are written in green, with a pine tree in the middle, all to the left of the door.


                                                    Prototype Info:

The 1937 AAR Box Car is widely recognized as the first standard freight car design to be voluntarily adopted by the majority of railroads throughout the United States. Although previous USRA designs also achieved widespread distribution, their success was mostly due to government control rather than popular acceptance.

The 1937 AAR Box Car also had many features that became standard on boxcars for years to come, including dreadnaught ends, straight panel roof and an inside length of 40? 6?. They had an interior height of 10? with a 3700 cubic foot capacity. With only a few variations built, this design helped the industry realize the economic advantages of freight equipment standardization; a concept that continues into the modern era

Atlas HO Trainman kit Features:

  • True scale dimensions with accurate details
  • Equipped with AccuMate® Knuckle Couplers
  • Trucks equipped with free-rolling metal wheels
  • Finely molded grabs and ladders
  • Complete detailed underframe
  • Quick assembly
  • Accurate painting & lettering
AccuMate® couplers are made under license from AccuRail, Inc.





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Maine residents will be charged the State Sales Tax of 5.5%.