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Atlas - 50 000 436 - Boxcar, 50 Foot, ACF - Green Mountain - 100009

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Stock Number50 000 436
Original Retail Price$11.95
BrandAtlas
ManufacturerAtlas
Body StyleAtlas Boxcar 50 Foot ACF Single Door
Image Provider's WebsiteLink
Prototype VehicleBoxcar, 50 Foot, ACF (Details)
Road or Company NameGreen Mountain (Details)
Reporting MarksGMRC
Road or Reporting Number100009
Paint Color(s)Brown
Print Color(s)White
Coupler TypeAccuMate Magnetic Knuckle
Coupler MountTruck-Mount
Wheel TypeInjection Molded Plastic
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
Release Date2010-04-01
Item CategoryRolling Stock (Freight)
Model TypeBoxcar
Model Subtype50 Foot
Model VarietySingle Door ACF
Prototype RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era III: Transition (1939 - 1957)
Scale1/160
Track GaugeN standard



Model Information: First released in 2007 in the Atlas Trainman range.
These models feature:
  • prototypical non-terminating corrugated ends;
  • diagonal paneled roof;
  • single 10-foot YSD design sliding door (non-operating);
  • detailed cross-member attachment rivets on the side sills;
  • weighted, detailed underframes;
  • true scale dimensions with accurate details;
  • equipped with AccuMate knuckle couplers.
Prototype History:
While the 40-foot boxcar was a standard design, and it did come in different setups depending on the type of freight being transported, it was not large enough for efficient mass commodity transportation. The 50-foot boxcar made its first appearance in the 1930s and steadily grew in popularity over the years, which further improved redundancies by allowing for even more space within a given car. Today, the 50-footer remains the common boxcar size. After the second world war ended, and steel became once again readily available, steel became the go-to choice for construction of boxcars. ACF was one of the most prolific builders of these cars.
Road Name History:
The Green Mountain Railroad (reporting mark GMRC) is a class III railroad operating in Vermont. The Green Mountain Railway (GMRC) was one of the successors of the Rutland, which perished in 1963. It was formed in early 1964 when F. Nelson Blount, the founder of Steamtown, leased 52 miles of track from the State of Vermont between Bellows Falls and Rutland. The GMRC did local freight service and some bridge line business using at the outset former Rutland diesels. The railroad operates on a rail line between North Walpole, New Hampshire, and Rutland, Vermont. Corporate colors are green and yellow.

GMRC controlled the tracks that were used for Steamtown's excursions between Riverside Station in Bellows Falls and Chester, Vermont. After Blount's death in 1967, GMRC changed hands, and a bitter relationship between two organizations developed. The Green Mountain Railroad remained in operation, though, including running its own diesel-powered tourist trains. In 1997 what was left of the Rutland in Vermont was put back together again when the Vermont Railway purchased the Green Mountain. The GMRC is now part of the Vermont Railway System.
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".

In those days, railroad modelers had to assemble and build everything from scratch. Steve Jr. created a "switch kit" which sold so well, that the entire family worked on them in the basement at night, while doing business as usual in the machine shop during the day.

Subsequently, Steve Jr. engineered the stapling of rail to fiber track, along with inventing the first practical rail joiner and pre-assembled turnouts and flexible track. All of these products, and more, helped to popularize model railroading and assisted in the creation of a mass-market hobby. The budding entrepreneur quickly outgrew the limitations of a basement and small garage operation. Realizing they could actually make a living selling track and related products, Steve and his father had the first factory built in Hillside, New Jersey at 413 Florence Avenue in 1947. On September 30, 1949, the Atlas Tool Company was officially incorporated as a New Jersey company.

In 1985, Steve was honored posthumously for his inventions by the Model Railroad Industry Association and was inducted into the Model Railroad Industry Hall of Fame in Baltimore, Maryland. In addition, Steve was nominated and entered into the National Model Railroad Association Pioneers of Model Railroading in 1995.

In the early 1990s, the Atlas Tool Company changed its name to Atlas Model Railroad Company, Inc.
Item created by: Steve German on 2016-04-15 07:46:10. Last edited by gdm on 2022-06-22 16:17:32

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