Athearn ATH87180 – HO Union Pacific/Ex-SSW 60' FMC High Cube Box Car #62650
$ 21.12
Description
Athearn ATH87180 – HO Union Pacific/Ex-SSW 60' FMC High Cube Box Car #62650. Item is NEW in box. Exterior of packaging may exhibit minor cosmetic wear. Ships FREE within 1 business day.Athearn ATH87180 – HO Scale Union Pacific/Ex-SSW 60' FMC High Cube Box Car #62650 Ready-to-Roll Athearn release of the 60-foot FMC high-cube boxcar in the patched ex-Cotton Belt / ex-Southern Pacific scheme for Union Pacific. This car is painted in the classic rust brown color with white UP lettering and reporting marks, representing a typical patched former SSW car still in service. Key Features Factory-assembled 60' FMC high-cube boxcar with accurate exterior-post design and 10-foot plug door Rust brown paint scheme with white Union Pacific lettering, patched SSW reporting marks, and modern UP herald Separately applied grab irons, ladders, brake wheel, crossover platforms, and detailed door hardware Detailed underframe with AB brake system and correct draft gear Free-rolling RP-25 contour metal wheels on 100-ton trucks McHenry scale knuckle couplers Arrives new in original Athearn packaging Prototype History FMC built many 60-foot high-cube exterior-post boxcars in the 1970s and 1980s for Southern Pacific and its subsidiary Cotton Belt (SSW). After the 1996 Union Pacific merger, large numbers of these cars were patched and repainted into UP’s rust brown scheme while retaining some original SSW reporting marks. Cars like #62650 became very common in UP lumber, paper, and general merchandise service throughout the western and midwestern United States well into the 2000s and beyond.
