As consolidation hit the railroad industry, it was desirable to put into use the resources of the "Fallen Flag" road as soon as possible, with as little cost as possible. Instead of gathering and repainting all of the new boxcars acquires, the large railroads took to "overstamping" their names and logos on the existing cars and getting them back in service in short order. Lionel has recreated these cars with the Conrail overstamps to represent their takeovers. Along with their prototypical markings, these cars have all of your favorite features of the 6464 boxcar line.
These boxcars represent the Penn Central take over of the New Haven and the Conrail takeover of the Reading Railroad.
Features:
- O-Gauge
- Metal chassis
- Die-cast sprung trucks
- Die-cast operating knuckle couplers
- Opening doors with metal door guides
- Metal brake wheel
- Metal wheels & axles
- Length: 10-1/2"
- Minimum curve: O-27