Product Title: MTH Premier 20-93742 Missouri Pacific MOPAC Box Car - HERBIE-2 O SCALE
Manufacturer: MTH
Scale: O
Condition: Item Condition: C-9, Box Condition P-8
TCA Condition/Grading Standards: C-9: Factory New—Brand New: all original; unused; may evidence factory rubs and the slightest evidence of handling, shipping and having been test run at the factory.
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: great car! box minor shelf wear on edges / corners, logo.
About HERBIE: "The MoPac's HERBIE (reporting marks 'Herb -1') car - a converted 40' boxcar with the slogan "Herbie Rides the Help Every Railroader Be Injury Exempt Division," was often paired with East One, a converted combine/caboose for promoting rail safety as part of the instruction car fleet.
There was not one but two HERBIE cars, and the symbolic car went through revised paint schemes (two different MP heralds placed in different locations). Herb-1 was also in active service after the merger on the UP system, complete with a UP shield to replacing the MP eagle/buzzsaw.
In 1979 the Arkansas division safety committee held a contest for a new safety slogan to be used on safety posters. A carman in Memphis,TN named David F. Newborne who was also a amateur artist won the contest.
The committee liked the Herbie idea and his artwork so much that it was decided to paint it on a boxcar to tour the system.
After the UP-MP merger another boxcar was painted in the Herbie scheme."
Source: http://www.trainweb.org/screamingeagle/herbie.html
Photos: Stock
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
- Sliding Car Doors
- 1:48 Scale Dimensions
- Unit Measures: 11 5/8" x 2 5/8" x 3 3/4"
- Operates On O-31 Curves