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Athearn HO Ready-To-Roll (RTR)
60' Flat Car
BNSF

60' Gunderson Box, AOK | Athearn HO - READY TO ROLL

MSRP $45.98 USD

Athearn RTR (ready-to-roll) | HO scale (1:87) | freight cars

60' Gunderson Box
BNSF

The modern 100 ton, high-cube, 60’ boxcar has become ubiquitous in the modern rail scene. These cars are designed to carry a myriad of loads, from auto parts to forest products. These boxcars are a fixture to any modern freight train.

The RTR model depicts accurately a Gunderson built boxcar. Many paint schemes from the extremely similar Trenton/Greenbrier built cars are also offered as close “stand-in” type models.

Athearn RTR (ready-to-roll) | HO scale (1:87) | freight cars

60' Gunderson Box
Canadian Pacific Railway, CPR, CP

The modern 100 ton, high-cube, 60’ boxcar has become ubiquitous in the modern rail scene. These cars are designed to carry a myriad of loads, from auto parts to forest products. These boxcars are a fixture to any modern freight train.

The RTR model depicts accurately a Gunderson built boxcar. Many paint schemes from the extremely similar Trenton/Greenbrier built cars are also offered as close “stand-in” type models.

60' Gunderson Box, CPR | Athearn HO - READY TO ROLL

MSRP $45.98 USD

Athearn RTR (ready-to-roll) | HO scale (1:87) | freight cars

60' Gunderson Box
TBOX/TTX/Patched

The modern 100 ton, high-cube, 60’ boxcar has become ubiquitous in the modern rail scene. These cars are designed to carry a myriad of loads, from auto parts to forest products. These boxcars are a fixture to any modern freight train.

The RTR model depicts accurately a Gunderson built boxcar. Many paint schemes from the extremely similar Trenton/Greenbrier built cars are also offered as close “stand-in” type models.

Athearn RTR (ready-to-roll) | HO scale (1:87) | freight cars

60' Gunderson Box
TTX TBOX /Railcar Pooling Experts

The modern 100 ton, high-cube, 60’ boxcar has become ubiquitous in the modern rail scene. These cars are designed to carry a myriad of loads, from auto parts to forest products. These boxcars are a fixture to any modern freight train.

The RTR model depicts accurately a Gunderson built boxcar. Many paint schemes from the extremely similar Trenton/Greenbrier built cars are also offered as close “stand-in” type models.

Athearn RTR (ready-to-roll) | HO scale (1:87) | freight cars

60' Gunderson Box
UP /Union Pacific

The modern 100 ton, high-cube, 60’ boxcar has become ubiquitous in the modern rail scene. These cars are designed to carry a myriad of loads, from auto parts to forest products. These boxcars are a fixture to any modern freight train.

The RTR model depicts accurately a Gunderson built boxcar. Many paint schemes from the extremely similar Trenton/Greenbrier built cars are also offered as close “stand-in” type models.

60' Gunderson DD HC Box, BNSF/Wedge | Athearn READY TO ROLL

Article No. ATH75130, ATH75131, ATH75132 - HO scale

60' Gunderson DD Hi-Cube Box, CN/DWC | Athearn HO - READY TO ROLL

MSRP $39.98 USD

60' DD Hi-Cube Box, UP/Building America | Athearn READY TO ROLL

Article No. ATH75126, ATH75127 - HO scale

60' Gunderson DD Hi-Cube Box, WC #22118, #22297, #22368, #22381 | Athearn Ready To Roll

Article No. ATH75146, ATH75147, ATH75148, ATH75149 - HO scale

Athearn RTR (ready-to-roll) | HO scale (1:87) | freight cars

60' Hi-Cube Ex-Post Box
CP Rail, MILW

Athearn RTR (ready-to-roll) | HO scale (1:87) | freight cars

60' Hi-Cube Ex-Post Box
UP (Union Pacific) /Brown

Athearn RTR (ready-to-roll) | HO scale (1:87) | freight cars

FMC 5327 12' Plug Door Box
CPR, CP

It was the mid 1970s, and the incentive per diem box car boom was just beginning. New, brightly painted box cars seemed to appear overnight. Many were lettered for various short lines. FMC (Food Machinery Corporation) was a significant builder of many of these cars. The 50’ outside post, non-terminating end box car, became the foundation for new per diem cars built in the 1970s. The 50’ FMC cars also varied in door configuration and style to better suit each customer. These models can still be seen today in the modern railroading scene.

Athearn RTR (ready-to-roll) | HO scale (1:87) | freight cars

High Cube DD Plug Box Car
BCOL

Athearn RTR (ready-to-roll) | HO scale (1:87) | freight cars

Maxi I Well Cars, DTTX - 5 unit set

One of the greatest innovations in intermodal transportation came in the late 1970s with the development of the double stack container car by ACF Industries and Southern Pacific Railroad. From that point onward the container was king and the railroads and car builders searched for more efficient methods of transporting containers. In a revolutionary step from the early stack car designs, Gunderson introduced their Maxi-Stack 5-unit articulated well car in 1988.

Athearn RTR (ready-to-roll) | HO scale (1:87) | freight cars

Maxi I Well Cars, SFLC - MAERSK - 5 unit set

One of the greatest innovations in intermodal transportation came in the late 1970s with the development of the double stack container car by ACF Industries and Southern Pacific Railroad. From that point onward the container was king and the railroads and car builders searched for more efficient methods of transporting containers. In a revolutionary step from the early stack car designs, Gunderson introduced their Maxi-Stack 5-unit articulated well car in 1988.

Athearn RTR (ready-to-roll) | HO scale (1:87) | freight cars

PS4740 Covered Hopper
KCS

Pullman-Standard dominated the covered hopper car market beginning in the 1950s. In 1967 the 4740 cubic foot capacity covered hoppers were the successor to the earlier 4427 cubic foot design. PS responded to increasing demand for efficiency by the railroads and shippers alike, carrying more per trip then the earlier covered hoppers. Designed to carry bulk commodities, such as grain, these cars roamed the rails of North America for decades, attesting to their utilitarian functionality. This car type can still be seen today in service.

Athearn | HO (1:87) | freight cars

Thrall High Side Gondola with Load
CP Rail, CP

Athearn RTR (ready-to-roll) | HO scale (1:87)|  locomotives

GP40-2
CPR #4611

ATH18258
DC/DCC-ready with a NEM 21-pin plug

The EMD GP series locomotives became some of the most successful designs of the age. Produced from 1970s to mid-1980s the GP40-2 was quickly found in many different tasks of the railroad. From switching to pulling high priority freight trains across the country, these versatile locomotives brought the goods to North America. Many of these locomotives are now being rebuilt with ecologically sound emission control for higher population centers. A new era emerges as technology meets proven reliability for these EMD products.

Athearn RTR (ready-to-roll) | HO scale (1:87)|  locomotives

GP40-2
CPR #4617

ATH18259
DC/DCC-ready with a NEM 21-pin plug

The EMD GP series locomotives became some of the most successful designs of the age. Produced from 1970s to mid-1980s the GP40-2 was quickly found in many different tasks of the railroad. From switching to pulling high priority freight trains across the country, these versatile locomotives brought the goods to North America. Many of these locomotives are now being rebuilt with ecologically sound emission control for higher population centers. A new era emerges as technology meets proven reliability for these EMD products.

Athearn RTR (ready-to-roll) | HO scale (1:87)|  locomotives

RS-3 
CPR #8428

ATH28670
DC/DCC-ready with a NEM 21-pin plug

ALCO built the RS-3 to respond to competition with EMD, Fairbanks-Morse, and Baldwin Locomotive Works. In the case of ALCO, the builder added more improvements to create new locomotive lines beyond the RS-2. ALCO produced 377 RS-2s versus the more successful RS-3s at 1,418.

The new model produced slightly more horsepower than the earlier design at 1,600 hp using Alco’s 12-cylinder, model 244 prime mover. Visually, the RS3 very similar to the RS2. Some railroads elected to employ theirs RS3 diesels in passenger/commuter service. It was appreciated for its versatility and reliability. RS3s were one of Alco’s shops more popular locomotives.

Athearn RTR (ready-to-roll) | HO scale (1:87)|  locomotives

RS-3 
CPR #8451

ATH28771
DC/DCC-ready with a NEM 21-pin plug

ALCO built the RS-3 to respond to competition with EMD, Fairbanks-Morse, and Baldwin Locomotive Works. In the case of ALCO, the builder added more improvements to create new locomotive lines beyond the RS-2. ALCO produced 377 RS-2s versus the more successful RS-3s at 1,418.

The new model produced slightly more horsepower than the earlier design at 1,600 hp using Alco’s 12-cylinder, model 244 prime mover. Visually, the RS3 very similar to the RS2. Some railroads elected to employ theirs RS3 diesels in passenger/commuter service. It was appreciated for its versatility and reliability. RS3s were one of Alco’s shops more popular locomotives.

Athearn RTR (ready-to-roll) | HO scale (1:87)|  locomotives

RS-3 
CPR #8456

ATH28672
DC/DCC-ready with a NEM 21-pin plug

ALCO built the RS-3 to respond to competition with EMD, Fairbanks-Morse, and Baldwin Locomotive Works. In the case of ALCO, the builder added more improvements to create new locomotive lines beyond the RS-2. ALCO produced 377 RS-2s versus the more successful RS-3s at 1,418.

The new model produced slightly more horsepower than the earlier design at 1,600 hp using Alco’s 12-cylinder, model 244 prime mover. Visually, the RS3 very similar to the RS2. Some railroads elected to employ theirs RS3 diesels in passenger/commuter service. It was appreciated for its versatility and reliability. RS3s were one of Alco’s shops more popular locomotives.

Athearn RTR (ready-to-roll) | HO scale (1:87)|  locomotives

Rotary Snowplow & F7B Locomotive
CPR #403167 / #403167B

DC/DCC-ready with a NEM 21-pin socket

The Rotary Snowplow is a piece of railroad snow removal equipment with a large circular set of blades on its front end that rotate to cut through the snow on the track ahead of it. When snow is too deep, the railroads call on their rotary. The precursor to the rotary snowplow was the wedge snowplow.

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BNSF Railway TTGX #696240 (orange, silver; Wedge Logo)
Walthers Part # 150- 20005658

In 2013, Greenbrier Companies introduced their new design of 89’ auto rack, the Multi-Max™. The new design allows for changing configurations from a Bi-Level to a Tri-Level (and back) without adding or removing decks. The racks are fully compatible with existing 89’ auto racks. To this date, most of the racks have been built on Greenbrier Companies’ own specially designed 89’ flat cars. These cars are commonly seen in cuts of other similar autorack cars or a solid unit train of autorack cars. Currently, almost 10,000 cars (with racks) are running on North American rails.

Canadian National GTW TTX #695799 (yellow, silver, white; Red TTX Logo)
Walthers Part # 150- 20005661

In 2013, Greenbrier Companies introduced their new design of 89’ auto rack, the Multi-Max™. The new design allows for changing configurations from a Bi-Level to a Tri-Level (and back) without adding or removing decks. The racks are fully compatible with existing 89’ auto racks. To this date, most of the racks have been built on Greenbrier Companies’ own specially designed 89’ flat cars. These cars are commonly seen in cuts of other similar autorack cars or a solid unit train of autorack cars. Currently, almost 10,000 cars (with racks) are running on North American rails.

Canadian National GTW TTX #695832 (yellow, silver, white; Red TTX Logo)
Walthers Part # 150- 20005662

In 2013, Greenbrier Companies introduced their new design of 89’ auto rack, the Multi-Max™. The new design allows for changing configurations from a Bi-Level to a Tri-Level (and back) without adding or removing decks. The racks are fully compatible with existing 89’ auto racks. To this date, most of the racks have been built on Greenbrier Companies’ own specially designed 89’ flat cars. These cars are commonly seen in cuts of other similar autorack cars or a solid unit train of autorack cars. Currently, almost 10,000 cars (with racks) are running on North American rails.

Canadian National GTW TTX #695858 (yellow, silver, white; Red TTX Logo)
Walthers Part # 150- 20005663

In 2013, Greenbrier Companies introduced their new design of 89’ auto rack, the Multi-Max™. The new design allows for changing configurations from a Bi-Level to a Tri-Level (and back) without adding or removing decks. The racks are fully compatible with existing 89’ auto racks. To this date, most of the racks have been built on Greenbrier Companies’ own specially designed 89’ flat cars. These cars are commonly seen in cuts of other similar autorack cars or a solid unit train of autorack cars. Currently, almost 10,000 cars (with racks) are running on North American rails.

Canadian Pacific SOO #519003 (white, silver, red)
Walthers Part # 150-20005665

In 2013, Greenbrier Companies introduced their new design of 89’ auto rack, the Multi-Max™. The new design allows for changing configurations from a Bi-Level to a Tri-Level (and back) without adding or removing decks. The racks are fully compatible with existing 89’ auto racks. To this date, most of the racks have been built on Greenbrier Companies’ own specially designed 89’ flat cars. These cars are commonly seen in cuts of other similar autorack cars or a solid unit train of autorack cars. Currently, almost 10,000 cars (with racks) are running on North American rails.

Canadian Pacific SOO #519027 (white, silver, red)
Walthers Part # 150-20005666,

In 2013, Greenbrier Companies introduced their new design of 89’ auto rack, the Multi-Max™. The new design allows for changing configurations from a Bi-Level to a Tri-Level (and back) without adding or removing decks. The racks are fully compatible with existing 89’ auto racks. To this date, most of the racks have been built on Greenbrier Companies’ own specially designed 89’ flat cars. These cars are commonly seen in cuts of other similar autorack cars or a solid unit train of autorack cars. Currently, almost 10,000 cars (with racks) are running on North American rails.

Canadian Pacific SOO #519081 (white, silver, red)
Walthers Part # 150-20005667,

In 2013, Greenbrier Companies introduced their new design of 89’ auto rack, the Multi-Max™. The new design allows for changing configurations from a Bi-Level to a Tri-Level (and back) without adding or removing decks. The racks are fully compatible with existing 89’ auto racks. To this date, most of the racks have been built on Greenbrier Companies’ own specially designed 89’ flat cars. These cars are commonly seen in cuts of other similar autorack cars or a solid unit train of autorack cars. Currently, almost 10,000 cars (with racks) are running on North American rails.

Canadian Pacific SOO #519090 (white, silver, red)
Walthers Part # 150-20005668

In 2013, Greenbrier Companies introduced their new design of 89’ auto rack, the Multi-Max™. The new design allows for changing configurations from a Bi-Level to a Tri-Level (and back) without adding or removing decks. The racks are fully compatible with existing 89’ auto racks. To this date, most of the racks have been built on Greenbrier Companies’ own specially designed 89’ flat cars. These cars are commonly seen in cuts of other similar autorack cars or a solid unit train of autorack cars. Currently, almost 10,000 cars (with racks) are running on North American rails.

ATLAS | HO scale (1:87) | Track

Code 100 Mark IV Turnout -- Wye

WALTHERs Part #: 150-280

Consignment (Second hand) (Sold as is)

ATLAS | HO scale (1:87) | Track

Switch Control Box(used)

WALTHERs Part #: 150-56

Consignment (Second hand) (Sold as is)

ATLAS | HO (1:87) | diesel locomotive

Prototype: FP-7 - Canadian Pacific / CP "Script" #4068 - DC

Item Box show some shelf wear.

Consignment Sale: This unit is inspected and found to be in very good condition. The factory warranty has expired. Sold as-is. Make sure to address all your concerns before making the purchase.

ATLAS | HO (1:87) | diesel locomotive

Prototype: FP-7 - Canadian Pacific / CP "Script" #4061 - DC

Item Box show some shelf wear.

Consignment Sale: This unit is inspected and found to be in very good condition. The factory warranty has expired. Sold as-is. Make sure to address all your concerns before making the purchase.

ATLAS | HO scale (1:87) | Track

Code 100 Snap-Switch Manual Turnout - Right Hand(track only)

WALTHERs Part #: 150-861

Consignment (Second hand) (Sold as is)

17,600 Gallon Corn Syrup Tank Car 

Dow Chemical (white)

The 17,600 Gallon Corn Syrup Tank Car was built in large numbers by Trinity Industries between 1984 and 1998. They are commonly used in the transport of corn syrup, liquid sugar and molasses from processing facilities to bulk distribution centers. Over 7,000 cars were built and most remain in active service today.

ATLAS Master® | HO scale (1:87) | freight cars

17,600 Gallon Corn Syrup Tank Car
GATX (Service Driven) (Black/White/Blue)

The 17,600 Gallon Corn Syrup Tank Car was built in large numbers by Trinity Industries between 1984 and 1998. They are commonly used in the transport of corn syrup, liquid sugar and molasses from processing facilities to bulk distribution centers. Over 7,000 cars were built and most remain in active service today.

42' Coil Steel Car with Fishbelly Side Sill (HO) Atlas Master® 

Norfolk Southern (gray, black, blue, red; Protect III) NS

Atlas Master® | HO scale (1:87 | freight cars

64' Trinity Reefer
CIT Group-Capital Finance - CEFX (white, black; Yellow Conspicuity Stripes)

70-Ton Hart Ballast Car (HO) Atlas Master® 

Canadian National, (Boxcar Red, white)

ATLAS Master® | HO scale (1:87) | freight cars

73' Center Partition Car

Canadian Pacific SOO

The 73’ Center Partition Car is designed to load, transport and unload lumber, gypsum board and other construction products efficiently. The AAR mechanical designation for this type of car is “FBC.” The 73-foot version of the FBC was introduced in 1986. Since then over 40,000 cars have been built. 

ACF® 4650 Centerflow Hopper (Post-1971) (HO) Atlas Master® 

Canadian National #385566 (gray, Reporting Marks Only)

The Atlas HO Scale ACF® 4650 3-Bay Centerflow Covered Hopper is based on cars built by American Car & Foundry (ACF) in the 1960s, with another production run in the 1970s, these large capacity covered hoppers are used to carry grain, salt, dried kaolin clay, sugar and other bulk materials that have to be protected from the weather.

Atlas Master® | HO scale (1:87) | freight cars

Berwick 50' Boxcar
Canadian National
(Boxcar Red, white)

Atlas Master® | HO scale (1:87) | freight cars

CNCF 5000 Box Car
Canadian Pacific, CP
ex-MCSA (Light Orange/White)

Nearly 1,500 Mexican built CNCF 5000 Boxcars were ordered by U.S. railroads in the late 1970s as part of the “IPD” incentive per diem boxcar boom. This was the peak of U.S. modern freight car production, however it wasn’t just limited to the U.S. builders as multiple U.S. railroads opted to purchase the 70-ton 50-foot boxcar from the Mexican freight car builder CNCF. .../continued below

Atlas Master® | HO scale (1:87) | freight cars

NSC 50' Newsprint Plug-Door Boxcar
British Columbia Railway BCOL)
(green, white, Dogwood Logo

Atlas Master® | HO scale (1:87) | freight cars

NSC 50' Newsprint Plug-Door Boxcar
Canadian National / CN
(Boxcar Red, white, Website Logo)

Atlas Master® | HO scale (1:87) | freight cars

NSC 50' Newsprint Plug-Door Boxcar
Canadian National / CN
(Boxcar Red, yellow, Yellow Door; Noodle Logo)

Atlas Master® | HO scale (1:87) | freight cars

NSC 50' Newsprint Plug-Door Boxcar
Canadian Pacific, CP
(green, white, Pine Tree Logo, Script Lettering)

Atlas Master® HO scale 

NSC 5277 PD Box Car
British Columbia Railway BCOL

From 1975 to 1980 National Steel Car built over one-thousand 50’6” single-plug door box cars. Most of the 100-ton cars went to Canadian railroads primarily for paper service. Two hundred 70-ton cars went into food service for the Grand Trunk Western. the models have a number of variations corresponding to the prototype.

Atlas Master® HO scale 

NSC 5277 PD Box Car
Canadian Pacific International

From 1975 to 1980 National Steel Car built over one-thousand 50’6” single-plug door box cars. Most of the 100-ton cars went to Canadian railroads primarily for paper service. Two hundred 70-ton cars went into food service for the Grand Trunk Western. the models have a number of variations corresponding to the prototype.

Atlas Master® HO scale 

NSC 5277 50' PD Box Car
Canadian National CNIS

From 1975 to 1980 National Steel Car built over one-thousand 50’6” single-plug door box cars. Most of the 100-ton cars went to Canadian railroads primarily for paper service. Two hundred 70-ton cars went into food service for the Grand Trunk Western. the models have a number of variations corresponding to the prototype.

Atlas Master® HO scale 

NSC 5277 50' PD Box Car
UNPX

From 1975 to 1980 National Steel Car built over one-thousand 50’6” single-plug door box cars. Most of the 100-ton cars went to Canadian railroads primarily for paper service. Two hundred 70-ton cars went into food service for the Grand Trunk Western. the models have a number of variations corresponding to the prototype.

Atlas Master® | HO scale (1:87) | freight cars

Postwar 50' Double-Door Boxcar
Canadian National
(Boxcar Red, white, green, Leaf Logo)

Atlas Master® HO scale 

Slab-Side Covered Hopper
Canadian National
(12-Hatch, As-Delivered; red, white)

Atlas Master® HO scale 

Slab-Side Covered Hopper
Canadian National
(12-Hatch; gray, red; Noodle Logo)

Atlas Master® HO scale 

Slab-Side Covered Hopper
Canadian National
(6-Hatch; gray, red)

Atlas Master® HO scale 

Slab-Side Covered Hopper
Canadian Pacific
(6-Hatch; black, red, white)

Atlas Master® HO scale 

Slab-Side Covered Hopper
Canadian Pacific
(8-Hatch; black, red, white)

Atlas Master® HO scale 

Slab-Side Covered Hopper
Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo
(black, white)

Atlas Master® | HO scale (1:87 | freight cars

Thrall 2743 Gondola
BNSF Railway (black, reporting Marks Only)

The Thrall Car 2743 cubic foot gondola was introduced in 1995. This new 52' 6" interior length design was in response to the newly allowed increase in Gross Rail Loading (GRL) to 286,000 lbs (up from 263,000 lbs). This allowed an increase of the inside height from the previously standard 5'0" to a new standard of 5'6", giving it a 2,743 cubic foot capacity. Thrall produced over 6,700 of these from 1995 to 1999. The design resumed production under Trinityrail in 2005.

Trinity 25,500-Gallon Tank Car (HO) Atlas Master® 

NATX (black, yellow UTCK repaint)

Trinity 3230 Pressure Differential 3-Bay Covered Hopper (HO) Atlas Master® 

Chicago Freight Car Leasing CRDX #3085 (gray, Yellow Conspicuity Marks)

Trinity 3230 Pressure Differential 3-Bay Covered Hopper (HO) Atlas Master® 

General Electric Rail Service NAHX (gray, Yellow Conspicuity Marks)

Trinity 5660 PD Covered Hopper (HO) Atlas Master® 

General American GACX (gray, Yellow Conspicuity Marks)

ATLAS Master® | HO scale (1:87) | freight cars

TrinityRail® 64' Modern Reefer

Tropicana (white, green, orange, Safety Stripes #1)

Built starting in late 2003, the prototypes for the Atlas HO Scale TrinityRail(R) 64' Modern Reefer was designed to replace aging reefers. Large enough to fit the equivalent of four 53' truck trailer contents, these excess-height refrigerated boxcars have given new life to the once flourishing refrigerated movement of perishable goods.

ATLAS HO Master® Gold | DCC with Sound

EMD GP40, ditch lights
Canadian Pacific (red, white, black)

In 1966 EMD introduced a new line of locomotives based on the 16-cylinder 645-series prime mover. The “40-series” included a six-axle and four-axle model, the latter being the GP40. A total of 1,145 units were produced between 1966 and 1972. These turbocharged 3,000hp locomotives were used primarily in road freight service.

ATLAS HO Master® Silver | DCC/sound - ESU LokSound

FM H-24-66 Phase 2 Trainmaster
Canadian Pacific (Late Scheme, gray, maroon, yellow)

Advertised by Fairbanks-Morse as "the most useful locomotive ever built", the H24-66 Train Master was first introduced in 1953. Designed as a versatile locomotive with various equipment options available, it was found in both passenger and freight service across the US. It was the most powerful single-engine locomotive in production at the time, generating a total of 2,400 hp.

ATLAS HO Master® Gold | DCC/sound

DASH 8-40C
Canadian National, CN
w/Front & Rear Ditch Lights

First built for Union Pacific in the late 1980's by General Electric, the DASH 8-40C diesel locomotives were identified by an enlarged exhaust stack and the mounting of the dynamic brake grids in a square-like unit behind the cab, which housed an enlarged equipment blower fan. These six-axle, 4,000 hp engines are still in service today in North America.   .../ continued nelow

ATLAS HO Master® Gold | DCC/sound

GMD GP40-2W
Canadian National, CN
(zebra, black, white, red)

In 1973 Canadian National (CN) designed the safety cab, also known as the comfort cab, which featured a full-width nose that was intended to improve crew safety in the event of a collision. The first CN locomotives to feature this cab were GMDD GP38-2s and MLW M420s. GO Transit ordered the first safety cab equipped GP40-2s in 1973 with a three-unit order. CN then ordered their first safety cab GP40-2s from GMDD in 1974.    .../ continued nelow