Looking for a versatile, ubiquitous Conrail-era boxcar? The Rapido Trains Evans X72A boxcar, in Conrail (small logo) colors, is exactly that kind of piece. Passed to Conrail in 1976, these cars kept their Penn Central numbering while gaining CR reporting marks.
What sets this model apart is Rapido's signature prototype fidelity. Between 1972 and 1973, Penn Central received the first of more than 1,065 cars in the X72/X72A family, built at the Evans plant in Blue Island, Illinois. Passed to Conrail in 1976, some were fully repainted, others merely patched. CN later acquired a large share. Welded 12-panel construction, 6-panel Superior doors, a fully detailed underframe and 70-ton trucks with 33" metal wheels: everything is here for a realistic, ready-to-run car.
Features
- Evans X72A welded 12-panel boxcar
- Conrail (small logo) livery
- Welded 12-panel construction with 6-panel Superior doors
- Separate door posts and latches, coupler cut levers
- Fully detailed underframe with separate piping
- Factory-installed Rapido semi-scale couplers
- 70-ton trucks with 33" turned metal wheels
- Versatile general-purpose car, seen in nearly every service
- Body-mounted semi-scale knuckle couplers
- Free-rolling turned metal wheels
- Fully detailed underframe (brake rigging, reservoir, cylinder)
- Crisp printing and lettering, legible under magnification
- Runs on Code 83 and 100 rail
- Weighted to industry standards for reliable operation
- Ready-to-run (RTR) model
- HO scale
- Recommended minimum radius: 18"
- Made by Rapido Trains
Looking for a versatile, ubiquitous Conrail-era boxcar? The Rapido Trains Evans X72A boxcar, in Conrail (small logo) colors, is exactly that kind of piece. Passed to Conrail in 1976, these cars kept their Penn Central numbering while gaining CR reporting marks.
What sets this model apart is Rapido's signature prototype fidelity. Between 1972 and 1973, Penn Central received the first of more than 1,065 cars in the X72/X72A family, built at the Evans plant in Blue Island, Illinois. Passed to Conrail in 1976, some were fully repainted, others merely patched. CN later acquired a large share. Welded 12-panel construction, 6-panel Superior doors, a fully detailed underframe and 70-ton trucks with 33" metal wheels: everything is here for a realistic, ready-to-run car.
Features
- Evans X72A welded 12-panel boxcar
- Conrail (small logo) livery
- Welded 12-panel construction with 6-panel Superior doors
- Separate door posts and latches, coupler cut levers
- Fully detailed underframe with separate piping
- Factory-installed Rapido semi-scale couplers
- 70-ton trucks with 33" turned metal wheels
- Versatile general-purpose car, seen in nearly every service
- Body-mounted semi-scale knuckle couplers
- Free-rolling turned metal wheels
- Fully detailed underframe (brake rigging, reservoir, cylinder)
- Crisp printing and lettering, legible under magnification
- Runs on Code 83 and 100 rail
- Weighted to industry standards for reliable operation
- Ready-to-run (RTR) model
- HO scale
- Recommended minimum radius: 18"
- Made by Rapido Trains