Rapido Trains 130116A HO Scale 40' DS Boxcar Atlantic Coast Line #s Vary N True-Track Heavy duty energy absorbing front

Heavy duty energy absorbing front and rear bumpers

and here the epithet of “less is more” is very apt

The new vehicle incorporated an engine developing 525hp at 2100rpm-a very high figure for that time

CNC Machined Roller Skid Plate for the Axial SCX10

There were variations including the NSC-2 and Deco ends

Rapido Trains 130116A HO Scale 40' DS Boxcar Atlantic Coast Line #s Vary N True-Track Heavy duty energy absorbing frontRapido Trains 130116A HO Scale 40' DS Boxcar Atlantic Coast Line #s Vary During World War I the US railroads were struggling to keep up with wartime traffic, in part because of a shortage of serviceable freight cars. In an attempt to solve this problem, President Wilson nationalized the railroads under the United States Railway Administration, or USRA. One of the first tasks assigned to the USRA was to develop common designs for new freight cars.