ATH69439Athrean HO 40' Box Car, SP #191072 G Scale so all-wood refrigerator cars cooled

so all-wood refrigerator cars cooled with ice could be found in service up to the early 1970s

With the advent of rotary dumpers

small cab numbers

door gussets and sill design

Powerful miniature servo motor for mounting under the model track plate for all PIKO A track switches as well as on track systems from other manufacturers

ATH69439Athrean HO 40' Box Car, SP #191072 G Scale so all-wood refrigerator cars cooledPROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO: Railroad boxcars are perhaps not only the best recognized pieces of equipment ever put into service but also one of the most identifiable symbols of the industry itself. During the early years of the industry freight was hauled on simple flatcars or early gondolas. In Upstate New York was the burgeoning Mohawk & Hudson Railroad, the first chartered system in the United States which later became part of the New York