Athearn ATH98930 HO Maxi-III 5-Car Well Car Set, APLX #4821

Athearn HO Maxi-III 5-Car Well Car Set, APLX #4821

Athearn Item #: ATH98930

PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

A well car, also known as a double-stack car, is a type of railroad car specially designed to carry intermodal containers used in intermodal freight transport. The “well” is a depressed section which sits close to the rails between the wheel trucks of the car, allowing a container to be carried lower than on a traditional flatcar. This makes it possible to carry a stack of two containers per unit on railway lines wherever the structure gauge assures sufficient clearance. Advantages to using well cars include increased stability due to the lower center of gravity of the load, lower tare weight, and in the case of articulated units, reduced slack action.

MODEL FEATURES:

• Prototypically correct 33” and 38” solid nickel silver wheels with RP25 contours
• Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale upper and lower shelf knuckle couplers
• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
• Painted and printed for realistic decoration
• Minimum radius: 18