WalthersProto
PROTO 2000 Mather Stock Car Time-Saver Kit(R)
Louisville & Nashville #88004 - Single Deck
Walthers Part # 920-54583
HO scale, $18.98, sold out at Walthers
Time-Saver Kits Keep Assembly Quick and Easy
* New Roadnames & Roadnumbers
* Single or Double Deck as Appropriate
* 4 Different Numbers for Each Scheme
* Scale Size Handrails & Grab Irons
* Correct Weight for Optimum Operation
* Correct Trucks
* Metal RP-25 Wheels
* Magnetic Knuckle Couplers
For nearly 100 years, railroads moved all kinds of livestock from western
ranges to eastern markets. For most roads however, this traffic was limited
to just a few weeks each year. And since stock cars didn't lend themselves
to handling other loads, most railroads were reluctant to invest in such
specialized cars that were needed only for short periods. From 1915 on,
many roads found it easier to lease stock cars from the Mather Stock Car
Company of Chicago on an as-needed basis. Built to it's own modular design
(which was considered quite radical at the time), Mather cars were simple
to repair or rebuild, and these cost-saving measures were reflected in
lower lease rates to customers. Some of these venerable cars were still
running in the 1960s, until changes in the meatpacking and processing
industry all but eliminated the need for stock cars.
PROTO 2000 Mather Stock Car Time-Saver Kits:
Akron,
Canton & Youngstown #286 - Double Deck
Akron,
Canton & Youngstown #294 - Double Deck
Baltimore &
Ohio #110355 - Double Deck
Baltimore &
Ohio #111088 - Double Deck
Great
Northern #55063 - Single Deck
Great
Northern #55149 - Single Deck
GothamStock Express GSX #4004 -
Double Deck
Gotham
Stock Express GSX #4135 - Double Deck
Louisville &
Nashville #88004 - Single Deck
Louisville &
Nashville #88076 - Single Deck
Mather
Stock Car MSCX #1793 - Single Deck
Mather
Stock Car MSCX #2100 - Single Deck
Northern
Pacific #80073 - Double Deck
Northern
Pacific #80084 - Double Deck
Baltimore &
Ohio #112085 - Single Deck
Baltimore &
Ohio #112537 - Single Deck
Northern
Pacific #80108 - Single Deck
Northern
Pacific #80144 - Single Deck
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