Description
Railroad Short Name: SOO
SOO “Ex-Roland and Nevada IA” 1985+ shows us an example of a 1980s secondhand car, as SOO Line expanded their grain fleet. These cars aren’t like the patches you see in the 2000s+, with lots of paint changes and added lettering. “SOO” was carefully patched over the PTLX and the first digit of the former Pullman lease series. Simple and understated, just like 1980s patches should be. This SOO leaser features a more weathered blue body color and a weathered and peeling “RN” logo panel in the middle of the car, matching its prototype photo.  The roof walkways finished with a weathered “unpainted” metal look, to mimic the real car. The other details are accurate for this former PTLX leaser, including a Pullman body with open-hole posts, center-tube train air line, and truck mounted brake hardware. (Notice there is no brake cylinder on the B-End!) The bays are equipped with beautifully replicated early-style Miner outlet gates. The model comes equipped our 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with accurate “Timken” rotating caps and correct truck-mounted brake beams. The model even has its former PTLX reporting mark printed on the draft gear.
Features:
- Dimensional accuracy – scaled from Pullman-Standard plans and verified with field measurements
- Highly correct “true to life” colors
- “Hyper-Accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement
- Genuine Kadee® scale couplers
- “Near-scale” draft gear box with beautifully-rendered side “key” detail
- Multiple road numbers for each scheme
- “See through” etched metal running boards and crossover platforms (in one of 3 possible variations)
- Road-specific details for each scheme, including 7 different brake systems, 3 different outlet gates, 3 different sets of roof hatches, 4 jacking pad sets, with or without shaker brackets, 2 roof overhangs, 3 different running board and crossover platform options, end ladders options, 7 brake wheel housing and clevis options, and 2 brake wheel options.
- Beautiful details – wire grab irons and coupler lift bars – no “molded in” plastic grab irons here!
- Separate air hoses
- CNC-machined 36” wheels in high quality Tangent Scale Models 100-ton trucks
- Recommended age 14 years and older
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