Atlas Z Scale Box Car
For their first Z scale rolling stock model, Atlas chose a popular boxcar of the "merger and bankruptcy" phase of the modern era:
The Evans 53’ Double Plug Door (DPD) box car was manufactured during the 1960s and 1970s by Evans Products. Commonly used for transporting lumber and paper goods, the RBL (AAR class for an insulated bunkerless refrigerator car with loading devices) classification also allowed for the transport of canned goods and other food products. The double 8’ doors eased the loading and unloading process of large cargo.
Due to their versatility the Evans DPD box car remained in service for many decades.
Scheduled for release after October 2023, these models feature:
- All New Tooling
- Ready to run
- Crisp painting and printing
- Detailed die cast underframe
- Metal wheelsets
- Knuckle style couplers
Road names and road numbers
The first release will offer six road names, each with two road numbers.
British Columbia Railway
Burlington Northern
Mountain Pine Lumber
Northwest Hardwoods
Union Pacific
Wisconsin Central
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