* | Mth 35-74001 Christmas Steel Boxcar

This Is Mth 35-74001 Christmas Steel Boxcar. Rebuilt Steel Box Xar, Christmas. Car Number: 2013. During And After World War I, American Railroads Took Delivery Of Tens Of Thousands Of Boxcars Built To Usra Designs: Single Or Double-Sheathed Wooden Sides, Wooden Doors, And Steel Ends, Roofs And Underframes. By The Late 1920S, However, All-Steel Cars Had Become The Norm, Although New Car Construction Slowed To A Crawl During The Depression.

A Cheaper Alternative Was Rebuilding Older Usra Cars, Replacing The Wooden Sides And Doors With Steel And Re-Using The Existing Underframe, Ends, And/Or Roofs. Brake Systems Were Also Upgraded, From The Earlier K-Brake To The More Modern Ab Brake System. As World War Ii Loomed And Traffic Began To Pick Up, Railroads Upgraded Thousands Of Usra Boxcars To All-Steel Construction, Usually Doing The Work In Their Own Shops. Rebuilding Programs Continued Through And After The War, And Steel Rebuilt Cars Were A Common Sight Into The Late 1950S, With Many Serving Into The Following Decade.

While Rebuilt Car Details Often Differed From Railroad To Railroad, A Spotting Feature Common To Most Of The Cars Was The Sill Brackets Added To The Existing Underframe Side Sills — A Feature Replicated On These M.T.H. Models. These Sill Brackets Supported New Steel Sides That Were Spaced Father Apart Than The Old Wooden Sides, Making A Wider Car With Greater Carrying Capacity.

Its Key Features Are:
Intricately Detailed Durable Abs Body
Metal Wheels And Axles
Decorative Brake Wheels
Separate Metal Handrails
Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks
Fast-Angle Wheel Sets
Needle-Point Axles
American Flyer Compatible Coupler
S Scale Kadee Compatible Coupler Mounting Pads
Sliding Car Doors
1:64 Scale Dimensions
Unit Measures: 8 13/16 X 1 7/8 X 2 9/16
Operates On 20 Radius Curves

Condition: Factory New (C-9)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-9)

Manufacturer: Mth
Model Number: 35-74001

Scale/Era: S Modern
Model Type: Freight Cars

The Trainz Sku For This Item Is P11978266.

Trainz Product Id: 11978266