40' PS-1 Box Car
Prototype Information
The Pullman-Standard PS-1 boxcar revolutionized the rail industry in 1947. It was the first “spec” car built to a standardized design rather than individual railroad blueprints. Pullman-Standard welded the components together instead of using traditional rivets. This process created a lighter, stronger car that was cheaper to produce. The company manufactured almost every part in-house, including the sides, ends, and roofs.
The 40-foot version became the backbone of North American freight fleets through the 1950s and 1960s. Pullman-Standard built over 76,000 of these cars for dozens of different railroads. Buyers chose between various door sizes and interior loaders to fit their specific needs. The design proved so durable that many PS-1s served for over forty years. They transitioned from primary freight haulers to maintenance service before finally retiring from the rails.
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Walthers Mainline HO 40′ PS-1 Box Car Alaska “McKinley National Park”
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Walthers Mainline HO 40′ PS-1 Box Car Ann Arbor
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Walthers Mainline HO 40′ PS-1 Box Car Atlantic Coast Line
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Walthers Mainline HO 40′ PS-1 Box Car Chesapeake & Ohio
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Walthers Mainline HO 40′ PS-1 Box Car Chicago & Eastern Illinois
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Walthers Mainline HO 40′ PS-1 Box Car Chicago & Illinois Midland
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Walthers Mainline HO 40′ PS-1 Box Car Chicago & North Western
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Walthers Mainline HO 40′ PS-1 Box Car Copper Range
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Walthers Mainline HO 40′ PS-1 Box Car Duluth South Shore & Atlantic
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Walthers Mainline HO 40′ PS-1 Box Car Green Bay & Western
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Walthers Mainline HO 40′ PS-1 Box Car Lake Superior & Ishpeming
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Walthers Mainline HO 40′ PS-1 Box Car Minneapolis Northfield & Southern
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Walthers Mainline HO 40′ PS-1 Box Car Missouri Kansas Texas
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Walthers Mainline HO 40′ PS-1 Box Car New York Central “Jade Green”
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Walthers Mainline HO 40′ PS-1 Box Car Port Huron & Detroit
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Walthers Mainline HO 40′ PS-1 Box Car Reading
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Walthers Mainline HO 40′ PS-1 Box Car Rutland
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Walthers Mainline HO 40′ PS-1 Box Car Southern Pacific “T&NO Reporting Mark”
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Walthers Mainline HO 40′ PS-1 Box Car Vermont Railway
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