Athearn RTR 1378 HO Scale PS 5277 Boxcar Maine Central MEC 35089 Roadname_P&S hood ornament

hood ornament

90" (124mm)

While keeping the basic family appearance of its stablemates

we had a project in mind

Athearn RTR 1378 HO Scale PS 5277 Boxcar Maine Central MEC 35089 Roadname_P&S hood ornamentAthearn RTR 1378 HO Scale PS 5277 Boxcar Maine Central MEC 35089 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. Pullman Standard (PS) 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 PS cars also