Athearn HO 84708 40' Pfaudler Milk Car, Chicago & North Western #1955

AthearnSKU: FDT-ATH-84708

Description

In the 1920s, the Pfaudler Company and General American Car Company manufactured hundreds of wood sheathed, insulated milk cars. Designed as bulk milk carriers, the cars were built around two 6,000 gallon glass lined tanks and a brine cooling system designed to keep the milk at a constant 38 degrees Fahrenheit. Riding on passenger car trucks, these unique cars were often painted Pullman green to match the passenger cars of the era. The special purpose Pfaudler Cars hauled bulk milk shipments well into the 1950s.

MODEL FEATURES:
Separately applied brake wheel
Molded plastic underframe with separately applied brake cylinder
Screw-mounted express-type trucks
Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours
Weighted for optimum performance
Body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
Painted and printed for realistic decoration
Minimum radius: 18"

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