{"product_id":"homeshops-rapido-strc3883-ho-scale-pc-f-50-double-door-box-car","title":"Homeshops \/Rapido BSR5810 HO Scale PC\u0026F 50' Double Door Box Car Benton \u0026 Southern #5810","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote: Pictures are sometimes representations, exact road numbers may not be shown.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"justify\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"justify\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"justify\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-section-product-template\" class=\"shopify-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-template__container page-width\" id=\"ProductSection-product-template\" data-section-id=\"product-template\" data-section-type=\"product\" data-enable-history-state=\"true\" data-ajax-enabled=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid product-single product-single--medium-media\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid__item medium-up--one-half\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-single__description rte\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Limited Edition Rapido Trains PC\u0026amp;F 5258 50' Double Door Box Car painted for freelance model railroad Benton and Southern.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Benton and Southern is the freelance model railroad of Brian Sopke.  If you follow the Benton and Southern on social media you will see that there is a relationship between the Benton and Southern and the Arkansas Valley.  The Home Shops BSR B-70-69 boxcar exemplifies this relationship as these cars are designed to represent shopped and repainted AV cars. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe colorful LeCain Railcar decal and the replacement Superior Doors provide some clues to this arrangement.  Representing a 50-car lot, BSR 5800-BSR 5849, these brilliant red, yellow, and black boxcars will be a beautiful addition to your rolling stock fleet!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the demand grew in the 70s for larger capacity boxcars, along with the need to replace aging 40’ cars, this series of 50’ double door boxes was produced by PC\u0026amp;F between 1972 and 1975.  These boxcars are 50’-7” in length with a capacity of either 5258 cu ft for standard cars, or 5119 cu ft for those equipped for DF (Damage Free) Loading. All B-70 boxcars feature Hydra-Cushion underframes and were delivered with either Youngstown or Superior doors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe PC\u0026amp;F 5258 is an amazing car for freelance application!  Many freelance model railroads handle paper products at one end of the journey from origin to destination.  This car type also could plausibly have been used in general merchandise service hauling any of a wide variety of commodities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Rapido Trains HO scale BSR PC\u0026amp;F 5258 boxcar features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparately applied metal grab irons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale sized draft gear with a detailed Hydra-Cushion underframe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull underbody brake rigging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple door styles as appropriate for each fleet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad number specific number patches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparately applied coupler cut levers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuperior double sliding doors (four forklift grooves)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparate door tracks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFactory-installed Rapido semi-scale knuckle couplers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewly tooled 70 ton trucks with turned metal 33” wheels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Homeshops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54233751683347,"sku":"BSR5810","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/9283\/4323\/files\/HomeshopsBSR.png?v=1780411919","url":"https:\/\/southeasthobbies.com\/products\/homeshops-rapido-strc3883-ho-scale-pc-f-50-double-door-box-car","provider":"SoutheastHobbies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}