Walthers Rolling Stock
Platinum Line(TM) Pennsylvania N6B Wood Cabin Car (Caboose) Assembled 2-Pack
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Pennsylvania w/Centered Cupola; Keystone in Middle Limited Run
Walthers Part # 932-27653, p. 154 Walthers 2010 HO Scale Reference
HO scale, $84.98, currently in stock at Walthers
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Pure Pennsy Cabin Cars Add Authenticity to Your Freights
In 1913, Ohio, and subsequently several other states, passed laws mandating
larger and safer cabooses. At that time, nearly all the cabin cars (the
PRR term for caboose) on the Pennsylvania Railroad were small four-wheel
cars, and most had wooden underframes. Although the Pennsylvania had
designed and was building a sample all-steel car by 1914, the decision was
made to modernize the existing cars on Lines West. Rebuilding included
lengthening one end of each car resulting in an off-center cupola. Some N6B
cabins received centered cupolas of a different design. Two existing Lines
West styles of cupolas were also reused, creating class N6A with the wide
style and N6B with the narrow type. New steel underframes with two
four-wheel trucks were applied to the cars. Between 1914 and 1923, nearly
1,200 cars were created in the two classes. Most were rebuilds, as
described above, but some were built new. The N6A and N6B cars were the
most numerous design of cabin car on the PRR from the early 1920s through
the late 50s, although N6A cars had been converted to N6B by that time.
The N6B class remained in service in large numbers into the early 60s, with
a few surviving into the Penn Central era in 1968, mainly as work
equipment. A handful escaped scrapping and survive in various museum and
private collections today.
Based on an authentic Pennsylvania prototype, cars feature a sloped-side
cupola, correct trucks, metal wheelsets, knuckle couplers and superb paint
and lettering. Each is fully assembled with all grab irons installed and
all detail parts added.
Single Cars
PRR #981693 (Roman
Lettering & Bars)
PRR #981801 (Keystone at
Top)
PRR #980883 (Keystone in
Middle)
Undecorated (Some
Assembly Required)
Limited-Run 2-Packs
PRR #980527 &
982208 (Roman Lettering & Bars)
PRR #980238 &
980708 (Keystone at Top)
PRR #981736 &
981530 (Keystone in Middle)
Roadnumbers: 981736 & 981530
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