Atlas - 20 002 534 - Boxcar, 40 Foot, AAR 1937 - Kansas Okahoma & Gulf - 30006
| Brand/Importer | Atlas (Details) |
| Stock Number | 20 002 534 |
| Original Retail Price | $19.95 |
| Body Style | Atlas Boxcar 40 Foot 1937 AAR |
| Prototype Vehicle | Boxcar, 40 Foot, AAR 1937 (Details) |
| Road/Company Name | Kansas Okahoma & Gulf (Details) |
| Road Letters/Reporting Mark | KO&G |
| Road/Reporting Number | 30006 |
| Paint Color(s) | Gray |
| Print Color(s) | Black |
| Kit Complexity | Easy-Build |
| Kit Material(s) | Pre-Colored Injection Molded Plastic |
| Coupler Type | AccuMate Magnetic Knuckle |
| Wheel-Set Type/Construction | Chemically Blackened Metal |
| Ready-to-Run | No |
| Release Date | 2013-11-01 |
| Item Category | Rolling Stock (Freight) |
| Model Type | Boxcar |
| Model Subtype | 40 Foot |
| Model Variety | AAR 1937 |
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Body Style Information:
Quick and easy assembly.
Highly detailed body with molded ladders and grab irons.
One-piece underframe with full brake detail.
Quality painting/printing of prototypical paint schemes.
Prototype Information:
The Association of American Railroads had been establishing design standards for freight cars since the early part of the century. Each new design standard meant higher capacity, lighter, more durable cars.
The Modified 1937 AAR boxcar design was a result of the industries continued search for more freight volume per carload. The real first attempt at a standardized design had been the 1932 ARA steel boxcar with an inside height of 9'-4" . In 1936 the board of the AAR approved the 1937 AAR design with a 10'-0" inside height. This became a standard throughout the industry.
The Modified 1937 AAR boxcar design was a result of the industries continued search for more freight volume per carload. The real first attempt at a standardized design had been the 1932 ARA steel boxcar with an inside height of 9'-4" . In 1936 the board of the AAR approved the 1937 AAR design with a 10'-0" inside height. This became a standard throughout the industry.
Road/Company Information:
The Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway (reporting mark KOG) (KO&G) was formed on July 31, 1919 from the assets of the bankrupt Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway. The KO&G largely consisted of a single line from Baxter Springs, Kansas, to Denison, Texas, prior to its purchase by Missouri Pacific's Texas and Pacific Railway in 1964 and merger in 1970.
The KO&G owed much of its latter existence to its status as a bridge line between the Missouri Pacific at Okay, Oklahoma and the Missouri Pacific-controlled Texas and Pacific Railway at Denison, Texas. This traffic was the main source of revenue for the KO&G and was the primary reason that the MP acquired it. The KO&G came under common control of the Muskogee Company (often referred to as the "Muskogee Roads" or the "Muskogee Lines") in 1925, sharing common management with the Midland Valley Railroad and the Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka Railway from 1930 to 1964. In 1967 KO&G operated 209 miles of railroad and reported 457 million ton-miles of revenue freight.
From Wikipedia
The KO&G owed much of its latter existence to its status as a bridge line between the Missouri Pacific at Okay, Oklahoma and the Missouri Pacific-controlled Texas and Pacific Railway at Denison, Texas. This traffic was the main source of revenue for the KO&G and was the primary reason that the MP acquired it. The KO&G came under common control of the Muskogee Company (often referred to as the "Muskogee Roads" or the "Muskogee Lines") in 1925, sharing common management with the Midland Valley Railroad and the Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka Railway from 1930 to 1964. In 1967 KO&G operated 209 miles of railroad and reported 457 million ton-miles of revenue freight.
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Brand/Importer Information:
In 1924 Stephan Schaffan, Sr. founded the Atlas Tool Company in Newark, New Jersey. In 1933 his son, Stephan Schaffan, Jr., came to work for his father at the age of sixteen. Steve Jr. built model airplanes as a hobby and frequented a local hobby shop. Being an enterprising young man, he would often ask the owner if there was anything he could do to earn some extra spending money. Tired of listening to his requests, the hobby-store owner threw some model railroad track parts his way and said, "Here, see if you can improve on this".
Atlas has made a ton of wonderful products throughout the years and we often get questions one whether we have run a certain road name on a particular model. It should be noted that Atlas locomotives and rolling stock are greatly appreciated for their superior operating and running characteristics. Atlas products are also well known for their outstanding collectability not only due to their superior prototypical workmanship, details and decoration, but because there are relatively so few of them made. Each and every production run has been carefully built to market demand, meaning almost every piece in any given run is sold out by Atlas on arrival or shortly thereafter, thus creating a built in collectors market.
Atlas has made a ton of wonderful products throughout the years and we often get questions one whether we have run a certain road name on a particular model. It should be noted that Atlas locomotives and rolling stock are greatly appreciated for their superior operating and running characteristics. Atlas products are also well known for their outstanding collectability not only due to their superior prototypical workmanship, details and decoration, but because there are relatively so few of them made. Each and every production run has been carefully built to market demand, meaning almost every piece in any given run is sold out by Atlas on arrival or shortly thereafter, thus creating a built in collectors market.
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on 2019-11-20 23:43:46
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