Product Title: MTH Premier 20-93524 New York Central 40' AAR Box Car No. 151471. Friendship Train O SCALE
Manufacturer: MTH
Scale: O
Condition: Item Condition: C-8, Box Condition P-8
TCA Condition/Grading Standards: C-8: Like New—Complete All Original: no rust, no missing parts; may show effects of being on display and/or age; may have been run.
TCA Box Grading Standards: P-8: Like New: Complete and all original. Evidence of light use and aging, additional notations since leaving publisher or manufacturer. Contents of box may be missing.
Listing Notes: Car like new, displayed or gently ran. Box has some minor wear
wheels need cleaned a bit
Photos: Stock photo included for reference.
Manufacturer Information:
- Intricately Detailed Durable ABS Body
- Metal Wheels and Axles
- Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks
- Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers
- Colorful, Attractive Paint Schemes
- Decorative Brake Wheels
- Separate Metal Handrails
- Fast-Angle Wheel Sets
- Needle-Point Axles
- 1:48 Scale Dimensions
- O Scale Kadee Compatible Coupler Mounting Pads
- Unit Measures:11 5/8" x 2 5/8" x 3 3/4"
- Operates On O-31 Curves
ABOUT FRIENDSHIP TRAIN
"Probably you have never heard of the Friendship Train. Very few people know about this small but fascinating piece of American history.
The train is unheralded in American history books and virtually unknown to the citizens of the United States. It is never mentioned to elementary school children and never referred to in advanced history books, neither secondary nor collegial.
What is the Friendship Train? Where did it come from? Why did it exist?
Had it not been for the Friendship Train, the more well-known Merci Train, albeit not that well known either, never would have existed. These trains, which originated after World War II, created a unique historical link between the United States and France and Italy.
The vision of the Friendship Train appeared in American thought and history on October 11, 1947, in the columns and broadcasts of Drew Pearson. This noted columnist, journalist, and nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize conceived the idea of the train when in Europe. While there he noticed that the Communists were being lauded and 'thanked' for their contributions of a few carloads of grain delivered to Europeans. The great fanfare celebrating these meager gifts rankled Pearson.
The columnist loathed the thought of Communism in Europe. He believed that the United States could surpass the Communists in sending food to the desperate, hungry Europeans. Announcing his idea of sending food across the Atlantic in his broadcasts and columns on October 11, 1947, Pearson asked Americans to donate food from their homes, kitchens, gardens, and fields."
FROM https://www.thefriendshiptrain1947.org/index.htm
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Historical photos included for reference!