HO 50' Evans DD Plug Box Car (ATH-1851)
An HO-scale Evans 50-foot double-door plug boxcar designed for realistic freight on contemporary layouts. This model arrives fully assembled and ready to run, featuring a pair of eight-foot plug doors for prototypical side loading and a wealth of separately applied details—grab irons, stirrup steps, end ladders, a brake wheel and other underbody accents. Body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers provide authentic coupling, while 33-inch solid nickel-silver wheels with RP25 contours ensure smooth operation on most HO track. Weighted for stable performance and finished with razor-sharp painting and printing, it tracks well on layouts with a minimum radius of 18 inches.
Historically, boxcars like this trace back to U.S. Railway Equipment, later Evans Railcar Manufacturing, and were common from the 1960s through the 1980s. The 50-foot enclosed design with sliding side doors offers versatile loading options, while the detailed exterior and sturdy construction deliver a convincing presence on HO layouts. This Evans boxcar is a faithful representation for mid‑20th‑century freight trains and pairs nicely with other era-appropriate rolling stock for realistic, long-running consists.
An HO-scale Evans 50-foot double-door plug boxcar designed for realistic freight on contemporary layouts. This model arrives fully assembled and ready to run, featuring a pair of eight-foot plug doors for prototypical side loading and a wealth of separately applied details—grab irons, stirrup steps, end ladders, a brake wheel and other underbody accents. Body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers provide authentic coupling, while 33-inch solid nickel-silver wheels with RP25 contours ensure smooth operation on most HO track. Weighted for stable performance and finished with razor-sharp painting and printing, it tracks well on layouts with a minimum radius of 18 inches.
Historically, boxcars like this trace back to U.S. Railway Equipment, later Evans Railcar Manufacturing, and were common from the 1960s through the 1980s. The 50-foot enclosed design with sliding side doors offers versatile loading options, while the detailed exterior and sturdy construction deliver a convincing presence on HO layouts. This Evans boxcar is a faithful representation for mid‑20th‑century freight trains and pairs nicely with other era-appropriate rolling stock for realistic, long-running consists.
Original: $38.25
-65%$38.25
$13.39Description
An HO-scale Evans 50-foot double-door plug boxcar designed for realistic freight on contemporary layouts. This model arrives fully assembled and ready to run, featuring a pair of eight-foot plug doors for prototypical side loading and a wealth of separately applied details—grab irons, stirrup steps, end ladders, a brake wheel and other underbody accents. Body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers provide authentic coupling, while 33-inch solid nickel-silver wheels with RP25 contours ensure smooth operation on most HO track. Weighted for stable performance and finished with razor-sharp painting and printing, it tracks well on layouts with a minimum radius of 18 inches.
Historically, boxcars like this trace back to U.S. Railway Equipment, later Evans Railcar Manufacturing, and were common from the 1960s through the 1980s. The 50-foot enclosed design with sliding side doors offers versatile loading options, while the detailed exterior and sturdy construction deliver a convincing presence on HO layouts. This Evans boxcar is a faithful representation for mid‑20th‑century freight trains and pairs nicely with other era-appropriate rolling stock for realistic, long-running consists.
