ExactRail has announced the B&O M-53 Wagontop box car. It’s part of their Platinum Line and features separately applied grab irons, a highly detailed narrow-style draft box and Kadee #58 couplers. It’s available in six different paint schemes: ‘Early 13 Great States’ (12 numbers), ‘Wartime Kuhler’ (6 numbers), ’1937 Paint Scheme’ (12 numbers), ‘Early Kuhler’ (6 numbers), ‘Olive Coach Green’ (6 numbers) and ‘Bando Blue’ (5 numbers). It’s also available in an undecorated kit. It will list for $32.95 and should be out in early December.
- ExactRail Wagontop Announcement and Webpage
- Otto Kuhler’s Wikipedia’s Webpage (B&O section)
ExactRail also announced a third run of their Trinity 50′ Hy-Cube box car in TTX. It’s part of their Evolution Line and features separately applied grab irons, a highly detailed narrow-style draft box and Kadee #5 couplers. It’s available in 18, yes 18 different numbers. That’s on top of the first runs 6 numbers and the second runs 12. List price is $29.95 and it’s also due in early December.
The price has gone up $5.00, but ExactRail now includes Kadee couplers, so at least you get something for the price increase (previously, they came with McHenry couplers).
- ExactRail TTX Trinity 50′ Hy-Cube Announcement and Webpage
- The First and Second Run ExactRail TTX Trinity 50′ Hy-Cube Announcements
- TTX (aka Trailer Train, Railbox and Railgon) history