Description
Railroad Short Name: DRGW
Features:
- Era: 1964 to early 1970s
- DRGW Series 63900 to 63924; built 9/1964
- Fully-assembled
- Multiple road numbers
- Car body side configuration: recessed panel – 10 panels – door opening – 10 panels – recessed panel; each panel has a single weld (double-door)
- Double 10’ plug doors with two door hangers per door
- Separate door rod and handle detail
- Separate lower door track detail
- Tack boards mounted on side doors
- Tall side and end ladders
- With roofwalk
- High brake wheel and brake wheel housing with Apex (slotted) platform
- Photo-etched stainless-steel see-through short (between end ladders) Apex (slotted) coupler crossover platform
- Straight side sill
- Semi-scale coupler boxes
- Durable body-mounted die-cast metal semi-scale standard Type E couplers
- Keystone 20” sliding sill cushion underframe with six supports; support ends cut at an angle
- Highly-detailed 70-ton ASF Ride Control trucks with finely rendered raised foundry data; rotating black Timken three-sided bearing caps; separate “truck-mounted brake” brake beams; and side bearing detail
- 33” machined metal wheels with accurately profiled .110” wide wheel tread
- Operates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
- Body mounted brakes
- Brake plumbing with separate air reservoir, control valve, and retainer valve; separately applied wireform plumbing including trainline pipe with brackets
- Factory painted and applied metal grab irons; coupler cut levers; and trainline hoses with silver gladhands
- Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
- Paint colors match Tru-Color Paint color: TCP-216 DRGW Freight Car Red
- Weighted to Industry standards for reliable operation
- Packaging safely stores model
- Minimum radius: 22”
- Recommended radius: 24”
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