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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