HO modeler who loves the Penn Central?
What sets this model apart is its accuracy: the class X58 plug-door box car (PRR Shops design) reproduces Penn Central's all-green repaints. In 1972 the PC repainted its box cars, lowering the brake wheel during roof modifications — roofwalk removed, roofwalk supports kept in the inboard position. The “Penn Central” lettering is stacked vertically at left, while the small PC logo sits between the outer posts. Data correct to 1972 (ACI label, single-panel lube plate, PC paint code) and a return-to PC RR at Buffalo, NY, likely in palletized auto-parts service. Keystone center cushion underframe (COCC).
Features
- X58 plug-door box car (PRR Shops) Penn Central (PC) “X58A Repaint 1972+”
- All-green PC livery, vertical lettering and small PC logo
- Ready-to-run (RTR) model, painted and assembled
- Relevant for the years 1972 to 1995
- HO scale (1:87.1)
- Tangent 70-ton ASF Ride Control roller-bearing trucks
- CNC-machined 33″ wheels
- Made by Tangent Scale Models
HO modeler who loves the Penn Central?
What sets this model apart is its accuracy: the class X58 plug-door box car (PRR Shops design) reproduces Penn Central's all-green repaints. In 1972 the PC repainted its box cars, lowering the brake wheel during roof modifications — roofwalk removed, roofwalk supports kept in the inboard position. The “Penn Central” lettering is stacked vertically at left, while the small PC logo sits between the outer posts. Data correct to 1972 (ACI label, single-panel lube plate, PC paint code) and a return-to PC RR at Buffalo, NY, likely in palletized auto-parts service. Keystone center cushion underframe (COCC).
Features
- X58 plug-door box car (PRR Shops) Penn Central (PC) “X58A Repaint 1972+”
- All-green PC livery, vertical lettering and small PC logo
- Ready-to-run (RTR) model, painted and assembled
- Relevant for the years 1972 to 1995
- HO scale (1:87.1)
- Tangent 70-ton ASF Ride Control roller-bearing trucks
- CNC-machined 33″ wheels
- Made by Tangent Scale Models