Athearn RTR 88214 HO Scale Heavyweight Baggage Passenger Car Santa Fe ATSF 1895 Era_1971 + Athearn Genesis G89980 HO Scale

Athearn Genesis G89980 HO Scale Trinity 3 Bay Covered Hopper "Grain Express" CSX 265188

car numbers and patch shapes

Road Number: 759

resulting in a cooler running motor

Athearn RTR 88214 HO Scale Heavyweight Baggage Passenger Car Santa Fe ATSF 1895 Era_1971 + Athearn Genesis G89980 HO ScaleAthearn RTR 88214 HO Scale Heavyweight Baggage Passenger Car Santa Fe ATSF 1895 The so called heavyweight passenger cars were introduced by Pullman in 1907 and had gained widespread acceptance by railroads in the 1910s. The use of steel as the primary car building material not only increased the strength and longevity of the cars, but also reduced the risk of fires from the wood and coal burning stoves of the era. Even after newer cars were