Athearn ATH84719 40' Wooden Milk Car - Merkle #748 Freight Cars HO Scale

MODEL FEATURES:
Screw mounted 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: 11”

PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:
In the 1920’s, 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 1950’s.

Product Specs
Reporting Mark
GARE
Coupler Style
McHenry Scale Knuckle
Era
1911-1940, 1941-1970
Sub Brand
ATHEARN
Scale
HO