Tangent - Penn Central (PC) “X58A Repaint 1972+ “PRR Shops X58 Plug Door Boxcar

• Product: PRR Shops X58 Class Box Car
• Scale: HO Scale 1:87.1
• Truck: 70-Ton ASF Ride Control Roller Bearing
• Wheels: CNC-Machined 33″ Wheels
• Era: 1972-1995

PC “X58A Repaint 1972+” replicates the full PC green repaints from the era.  In 1972, Penn Central was fully repainting box cars, including lowering the brake wheel during roof modifications.  These models feature a roof with the running board removed and the roof walkway brackets remain in the interior positions.  The Penn Central lettering is stacked vertically on the left and the right side of the car features the “small” PC logo that fits between the exterior posts of the box car.  1972-appropriate data includes ACI label, early single panel lube plate and PC accurate paint stencil code.  The lettering also features an accurate return route box to the PC RR in Buffalo, NY (likely in palletized auto parts service)  This group of X58A models feature Keystone Center-Of-Car-Cushion underframes.  This is a sharp scheme.