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2023 Premier O Scale Premier 50’ Ps-1 Box Car w/Youngstown Standard Door Announced
December 13, 2022 - M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing a series of 2023 Premier O Scale 50’ Ps-1 Box Cars in five exciting liveries beginning late next Summer. Each of these unique schemes will be available in two car numbers and will be in very limited production quantities. The cars are expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in September 2023.
Check out each of the offerings in the list on the left.
CUSTOM RUN 50' PS-1 BOX CAR OFFERINGS OFFERINGS
In addition to the M.T.H. releases, you can find all the 2023 Custom Run models of the Premier 50' PS-1 Box Car offerings that M.T.H. is producing for M.T.H. Authorized Retailers by going HERE.
PROTOTYPE HISTORY
Pullman had been making freight cars for more than half a century when it hit a home run with the PS-1 box car. Introduced in 1947, it set the standard for post-WWII American freight cars. What made the PS-1 a landmark was its welded construction — an area in which Pullman-Standard led the industry. In addition to lighter weight, welding offered superior strength and better resistance to weather and corrosion than contemporary rived cars.
Like the EMD diesels that became ubiquitous on American railroads, the PS-1 was part of the postwar shift away from customized, railroad-specific locos and cars toward standardized designs produced in large quantities on efficient assembly lines. No wonder the PS-1 was soon followed by the highly successful PS-2 covered hopper, PS-3 open hopper, PS-4 flatcar, and PS-5 gondola.
Check out each of the offerings in the list on the left.
Product Features
- Intricately Detailed, Durable ABS Body
- Stamped Metal Floors
- Metal Wheels and Axles
- Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks
- Fast-Angle Wheel Sets
- Needle-Point Axles
- (2) Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers
- O Scale Kadee-Compatible Coupler Mounting Pads
- Detailed Brake Wheel
- Separate Metal Handrails
- Sliding Car Doors
- 1:48 Scale Dimensions
- Unit Measures: 14 1/2” x 2 5/8” x 4 3/16”
- Operates On O-31 Curves