HO Scale: Evans 5277 Boxcar - Canadian National
'2009 Repaint'
A Plate C for your IPD.
History:
Empowered by its acquisition of United States Railway Equipment (USRE,) Evans-USRE built boxcars became the company standard during the IPD boxcar boom of the 1970s. With modern upgrades such as box-corrugated, non-terminating ends, Stanray X-panel overhanging roof, and riveted car sides near the end posts, the Evans 5277 is a classic boxcar of riveted car sides near the end posts, the Evans 5277 is a classic boxcar of the IPD era.
A hallmark of the 1970s boxcar boom, ExactRail is the first-ever to tool the Evans 5277 plate C boxcar! Faithful to the prototype, ExactRail Evans 5277 is dressed with authentic features and precision details. Complete with NRUC herald plates on appropriate box cars, wire form details, nailable steel floor, fully detailed draft boxes, ExactRail recreates one of the most common prototypes never offered in model form.
Recreate the diversity of the prototype with one of the most common boxcars of the modern era, innovate your rolling stock with ExactRail's Evolution Series Evans 5277 boxcar.
Canadian National - '2009 Repaint' Paint Scheme:
Canadian National has amassed a fleet of Evans 5277 Boxcars that had managed to find their way through multiple owners before getting CN paint or reporting marks. Many of these cars have been upgraded to 100-ton capacity and now ride on ASF 'Ride Control' trucks and 36" wheels.Features:
- Precision micro-tooled
- Extraordinarily accurate artwork
- Razor sharp printing
- ExactRail's exclusive 100-ton Trucks
- Kadee #58 couplers
- CNC-machined 36" metal wheel sets
The Basics:
- PRODUCT TYPE: Boxcar
- COUPLER TYPE: Kadee #58
- TRUCK TYPE: 100-Ton ASF 'Ride Control'
- WHEELS: 36"
- ERA: 2009 to Today
- REGION: Canada
- MINIMUM RADIUS: 22"
