Product Title: Atlas 50007099 WESTERN MARYLAND WM 1932 ARA BOX CAR MASTER #27382 N Scale

Manufacturer: Atlas

Scale: N

Condition: Item Condition: C-10, Box Condition P-10

Operational Status: This item is assumed to be fully operational according to the manufacturer's specifications.

TCA Condition/Grading Standards: C-10: Mint—Brand New: all original; unused and unblemished.

TCA Box Grading Standards: P-10: Mint—Brand New: Complete and all original as manufactured and unused.

Photos: Stock

Manufacturer Information:

 

Features:

• Accurate painting and printing
• Friction-bearing trucks
• AccuMate couplers

Prototype Info:

A goal of the American Railway Association (ARA) in the early 1920s was to produce an all-steel box car that could be recognized as a standard by the member railroads. Although the original design presented in 1923 produced in excess of 60,000 cars, it wasnt until a new design was presented in 1932 that the member railroads gave their approval.

After extensively testing five prototypes in 1933, over 14,500 cars were produced for twenty-three railroads throughout the following decade. This design soon evolved into the 1937, Modified 1937, and Postwar AAR box cars.

Although not the most popular design produced, numerically speaking, the 1932 ARA Standard box car is considered one of the most important designs in railroad history.

About Atlas N Scale Rolling Stock

Atlas N scale rolling stock represents the pinnacle of decades of research and development, resulting in some of the most prototypically accurate model railroad products on the market today and includes a wide array of car types, from box cars, to passenger cars to cabooses. In addition to being intricately detailed, Atlas N scale rolling stock features crisp painting and lettering, perfectly recreating the colorful paint schemes found on their real-world counterparts. All Atlas N scale rolling stock is ready to run right out of the box, so you can go straight from the hobby store to using the model in your fleet.