Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern 50' NACC Smooth Side RBL Box Car #5508
Atlas Model Railroad Co.
N Scale
Between 1963 and 1965, the Chicago Ridge plant of North American Car Company (NACC) produced nearly 750 of their first homegrown RBL, an inside post, or “smooth side” car. Effectively a transitional design between the Pacific Car and Foundry offset door cars, and the later, and more commercially successful, outside post RBLs, this car featured a centered plug door and was only available in a single 50’ 1” interior length. Though not as numerous as the outside post variations, as lease cars, they could be found sporting numerous colorful paint schemes throughout their long lifetimes from the 1960s through the early 2000s.
Features:
- Fully assembled and ready for your layout
- Accurately painted and printed
- Separately applied brake wheel
- Factory-equipped with AccuMate® knuckle couplers
- Minimum radius: 9 3/4"
- Recommended radius: 11"
Accumate® couplers are made under license from AccuRail, Inc.