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Micro-Trains - 103 51 160 - Boxcar, 60 Foot, Berwick, Hi-Cube Waffle - Conrail - 223400

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N Scale - Micro-Trains - 103 51 160 - Boxcar, 60 Foot, Berwick, Hi-Cube Waffle - Conrail - 223400 Image Courtesy of Micro-Trains Line
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Stock Number103 51 160
Secondary Stock Number10351160
BrandMicro-Trains
ManufacturerMicro-Trains Line
Body StyleMicro-Trains 103 Boxcar 60 Foot Waffle Side
Image Provider's WebsiteLink
Prototype VehicleBoxcar, 60 Foot, Berwick, Hi-Cube Waffle (Details)
Road or Company NameConrail (Details)
Reporting MarksCR
Road or Reporting Number223400
Paint Color(s)Brown
Print Color(s)White, Black, Yellow
Paint SchemeConrail Quality
Coupler TypeMT Magne-Matic Knuckle
Coupler MountBody-Mount
Wheel TypeInjection Molded Plastic
Wheel ProfileStandard
MultipackYes
Multipack Count3
Multipack ID Number993 00 181
Multipack Element1
Announcement Date2021-04-01
Release Date2021-09-01
Item CategoryRolling Stock (Freight)
Model TypeBoxcar
Model Subtype60 Foot
Model VarietyNSC Excess Height
Prototype RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era IV: 2nd Gen Diesel (1958 - 1978)
Scale1/160



Specific Item Information: Road Numbers: 223400, 223402, 223408
Model Information: This boxcar features waffle sides and double plug doors in a Hi-Cube configuration. The prototypes were built by Berwick in late 1978 for Conrail. They were later transferred to Norfolk Southern through mergers. As a high-cube car, it exceeds Plate F dimensions and was designed for Auto Parts service with Ford, and later General Motors. It now wears the NS "no-stripe" paint scheme.
Prototype History:
The modern 100 ton, high-cube, 60’ boxcar has become ubiquitous in the modern rail scene. These cars are designed to carry a myriad of loads, from auto parts to forest products. This 60 foot box car design was produced by Berwick in 1978 for Conrail.
Road Name History:
The Consolidated Rail Corporation, commonly known as Conrail (reporting mark CR), was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeast U.S. between 1976 and 1999. Conrail is a portmanteau of "consolidated" and "rail" from the name of the company.

The U.S. federal government created Conrail to take over the potentially profitable lines of multiple bankrupt carriers, including the Penn Central Transportation Company and Erie Lackawanna Railway. With the benefit of industry-wide regulatory requirements being reduced (via the 4R Act and the Staggers Act), Conrail began to turn a profit in the 1980s and was turned over to private investors in 1987. The two remaining Class I railroads in the East, CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway (NS), agreed in 1997 to split the system approximately equally, returning rail freight competition to the Northeast by essentially undoing the 1968 merger of the Pennsylvania Railroad and New York Central Railroad that created Penn Central. Following Surface Transportation Board approval, CSX and NS took control in August 1998, and on June 1, 1999, began operating their portions of Conrail.
Brand/Importer Information: Micro-Trains is the brand name used by both Kadee Quality Products and Micro-Trains Line. For a history of the relationship between the brand and the two companies, please consult our Micro-Trains Collector's Guide.
Manufacturer Information:
Micro-Trains Line split off from Kadee Quality Products in 1990. Kadee Quality Products originally got involved in N-Scale by producing a scaled-down version of their successful HO Magne-Matic knuckle coupler system. This coupler was superior to the ubiquitous 'Rapido' style coupler due to two primary factors: superior realistic appearance and the ability to automatically uncouple when stopped over a magnet embedded in a section of track. The success of these couplers in N-Scale quickly translated to the production of trucks, wheels and in 1972 a release of ready-to-run box cars.

Micro-Trains Line Co. split off from Kadee in 1990 to form a completely independent company. For this reason, products from this company can appear with labels from both enterprises. Due to the nature of production idiosyncrasies and various random factors, the rolling stock from Micro-Trains can have all sorts of interesting variations in both their packaging as well as the products themselves. When acquiring an MTL product it is very important to understand these important production variations that can greatly enhance (or decrease) the value of your purchase.

Please consult our Micro-Trains Collector's Guide
Item created by: CNW400 on 2022-03-03 11:54:31

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