Tangent HO 86′ Greenville High Cube Box Car Rock Island “Delivery 1969 Red”

Description

Railroad Short Name: CRIP

Rock Island (RI) “Delivery 1969 Red” replicates the RI’s order for 10 cars built in October of 1969 by Greenville Steel Car Company. This RI model example uses Tangent’s latest Greenville Body: A late-1969 combination of End-Of-Car Cushioning (EOCC), drop-style grab irons on the corners of the sides and the raised jacking tabs on the sill near the steps. RI modelers, this is why we asked you to be patient. We wanted to execute this paint scheme accurately! The B-End of the car is equipped with a Peacock/Elcon-National 1600 brake stand and modern brake wheel. The EOCC underframe has truck-mounted brake gear details and the 100-Ton “Low Profile” Barber S-2-A trucks have accurate rotating “Brenco-6” roller bearing caps. All of these model features match the prototype cars. Tangent’s Industry-Leading graphics shine here with carefully replicated RI lettering, from the big “ROCK ISLAND” on the right to the oval slogan “cushion car- A SOFT TOUCH for freight” on the left.

Features:

• Dimensional accuracy – designed from actual Greenville blueprints and verified with field measurements
• Highly correct “true to life” colors
• “Hyper-Accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement
• Body shells with or without overlapping side panels
• Roofs with running board supports remaining in place (1965+ appearance since the running boards were gone by 1966) and roofs without running board supports (1965+ Greenville production)
• EOCC (end of car cushioning) or COCC (center of car cushioning) “near scale” draft gear variations
• Genuine Kadee® scale couplers
• Separate flexible rubber air hoses
• Under car brake system variations
• “See through” etched metal end crossover platforms in three possible options: Gypsum, Apex, or Morton
• Side tack board types/sizes and locations
• Twelve (!) prototypically-accurate brake stands (Ajax, 2 Universal versions, 2 Equipco versions, 2 Miner versions, Champion-Peacock, 2 Elcon-National versions, Peacock 850, Klasing 1150)
• Two possible handbrake “brake wheel” options
• Optional 3rd door crank arm parts to be configured one of three ways
• Multiple truck options: 70-Ton Barber S-2A Roller Bearing Truck, 70-Ton Barber S-2 “Birdsboro foundry” Roller Bearing Truck or a 100-Ton “Low Profile” Barber S-2-C Roller Bearing Truck
• 33” or 36” wheels, as applicable, with front and back detail and accurate tapered axles
• Two truck brake beam part options, as applicable
• Three “rotating” roller bearing truck cap options