Aurora Miniatures HO Scale Gunderson / Greenbrier 6276 cf 50′ Plate F Boxcar 2nd Run - FBOX (2004 ver.)

HO Scale Greenbrier / Gunderson 6276 cf 50’ Plate F Boxcar – 2^nd Run

Release Date: January 2024

Aurora Miniatures North America Inc. is pleased to offer a second run of the the Greenbrier / Gunderson 6276 cf 50’ Plate F Boxcar with single plug door in HO scale. From 2004 to present day, thousands of these cars were built by The Greenbrier Companies at its various facilities across the United States and Mexico. Most of these boxcars are assigned to paper service.

Series-Specific Features:

• FBOX 504800-505199, TTX Class ‘XGH52’ built in 2004 by Gunderson-Concarril in Sahagún City, Hidalgo, Mexico.
• Early version roof with all horizontal panels.
• Early version carbody with tack boards.
• Early version 12' plug door.
• Early version underbody components arrangement, control valve mounted on same side as the air reservoir.
• Barber S-2-HD-9C trucks.

Series-Specific Painting and Lettering:

• Model depicts ‘as-delivered’ appearance of the prototype boxcar.
• TTX Black/White ‘Speed’ Logo on upper right side of car.
• Italic ‘Railcar Pooling Experts’ slogan and website located below logo.
• ‘Next load, any road’ slogan and logo on upper left side of car.
• English-only markings on door.

General Model Features:

• The first and only HO scale model of this modern 50’ boxcar!
• All-new model, meticulously designed from various prototype resources.
• Highly detailed, injection-moulded plastic body with accurately shaped ‘grid’ sides.
• Separately applied ladders, handrails, door rods and track, air brake system components and piping, coupler cut levers and air hoses.
• Near-scale size draft gear box with side detailing.
• 100-ton roller-bearing trucks with fully replicated bolster & center plate detail, side bearings and brake beams. Appropriate truck sideframes per prototype.
• NMRA RP-25, Code 110, machined metal 36” wheelsets featuring prototypical wheel contour and axle tapering.
• Animated rotating roller-bearing caps.
• AuroraJanney scale head couplers installed.
• Precision painting and printing.
• 18 road numbers available for this paint scheme.