Product Title: Bachmann 15902 LIVE POULTRY TRANSPORTATION CO. #251 (WITH CHICKENS) HO SCALE
Manufacturer: Bachmann
Scale: HO
Condition: Item Condition: C-10, Box Condition P-10
Operational Status: This item is brand-new and is assumed to be fully operational according to the manufacturer's specifications.
TCA Condition/Grading Standards: C-10: Mint—Brand New: all original; unused and unblemished.
TCA Box Grading Standards: P-10: Mint—Brand New: Complete and all original as manufactured and unused.
Photos: Stock
Manufacturer Information:
Poultry Transport Car - LIVE POULTRY TRANSPORTATION CO. #251 (green & white) - HO Scale. From the late 1800s to the 1960s Live Poultry Cars were used for the safe transportation of chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and all types of live fowl. These special Henhouses on Wheels were commonplace and featured wire mesh sides and multiple levels of individual coups, each fitted with feed and water troughs. An attendant traveled on board in the central compartment to feed and water the animals. Each car is fully assembled and features; Highly Detailed Painted Bodies with Precision Graphics, Poultry Silhouettes, Attendants Service Door, Blackened Machined Metal Wheels with RP 25 Contours, Magnetically Operated E-Z Mate Couplers, Non-magnetic Blackened Brass Axles with Needle-point Bearings, Celcon Trucks, and Added Weight for Optimum Tracking Performance.
Features Include
- New and existing tooling
- Detailed, painted bodies with simulated wire sceens and precision graphics
- Printed interior with chickens or turkeys on board
- Opening, sliding doors
- Detailed underframe
- Separately applied roofwalk and brake wheel
- Added weight for optimum tracking
- Magnetically operated E-Z Mate Mark II couplers
- Detailed trucks with see-through sideframes
- Blackened metal wheels with RP25 contours
- Product Measurements: L 6.5 in., W 1.5 in., H 2 in.
- Retail Package Measurements: L 7.25 in., W 1.75 in., H 3.4 in.