Tangent ~ HO Scale ~ Southern Pacific #177817 ~ Brown Repaint 1965+ SP 40′ Boxcar Rebuild w/ 10′ Door ~ 23010-08

Southern Pacific (SP) Brown Repaint 1965+ replicates cars rebuilt by the SP’s Sacramento, CA shops between 1963 and 1966.  This particular example was released in 1965, so it retained its roof running board and high ladders/brake appliances.  The details on the car include a gorgeous 10’ Youngstown door, an Apex style running board and brake step, 8-rung side and end ladders, an accurate Equipco handbrake housing, and a beautiful Equipco brake wheel.  Check out those stunning (and accurate!) 50-Ton ASF A-3 Ride Control trucks with separately applied brake beams.  The cars were released in the classic Southern Pacific brown paint scheme with white graphics and a diagonal yellow stripe across the door.  If you look closely, you will notice a mix of SP Roman-style capacity data and sans serif-style dimensional data, both accurate for this era.  These cars have such a distinctive look, with the reinforced angled side sill.  Oh, and did we mention the genuine Kadee® scale couplers and flexible rubber air hoses?  This car is ready to haul  – Collect them all!