N Scale Class X65 50Ft Boxcar - New York Central #78700

Painted Jade Green with black, red and white printing. Lot 976-B cars were built without roofwalks, while Lot 115-B cars had their roofwalks removed in the late 1960s. Car class and loaders type are specified below. Made in China. Roadname and heralds used with the permission of and licensed by CSX Corporation.
Lot 976-B
DFB loaders

These 50ft exterior-post boxcars were built from 1966 through 1969 by Despatch Shops Incorporated, a subsidiary of first the New York Central and then Penn Central. A number of cars also were built for the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie as well as the Lehigh Valley. Conrail inherited the New York Central, Penn Central and Lehigh Valley rosters in 1976. The cars remained active into the 1990s

The body and underframe are injection molded plastic, with etched brass end platforms. Intricate and accurate detail is present throughout. The model rides at the prototypically-correct height above the rails, on ASF 70-ton Ride Control roller-bearing trucks fitted with low-profile metal wheelsets, lowered brake gear and ladders, and Keystone cushioned underframe. Simulated cushioned-underframe coupler pockets are integrated into the underframe. The model is equipped with Micro-Trains compatible knuckle couplers, and represents the prototype in the non-roofwalk configuration.

Operation of this model over curved trackage of less than 10-inch radius is not recommended.