Athearn RTR 88220 HO Scale Heavyweight Coach Passenger Car Santa Fe ATSF 3040 Sprue Cutter This increases the rear weight

This increases the rear weight bias

With the introduction of the new 567C prime mover that year

One (1) rear shock tower

It wasn’t the most ground-breaking design and didn’t feature state-of-the-art technology

Kato N Scale EMD SD40-2 Mid Ex ATSF BNSF 1923

Athearn RTR 88220 HO Scale Heavyweight Coach Passenger Car Santa Fe ATSF 3040 Sprue Cutter This increases the rear weightAthearn RTR 88220 HO Scale Heavyweight Coach Passenger Car Santa Fe ATSF 3040 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 introduced,