WALTHERS 

GOLD LINE Series  

Ready-To-Run

HO Scale

 

This is a 40 ft X-29 series EXPRESS BOX CARS

PACKAGE of 3

Three different EXPRESS Lettering schemes

 

This is a 3 car Package

Out - Of - Production

DISCONTINUED By The Manufacturer

Lettered for:

PENNSYLVANIA

These Express Cars Ran Coast to Coast

Gold Line(TM) 

X-29 Box Car-Ready to Run-3 Pack -- 

Pennsylvania Railroad 

(2 w/Shadow Keystone; 1 Circle Keystone Scheme)

HISTORY :

Between 1924 and 1934, the Pennsylvania Railroad purchased or built over 30,000 of the X29 class of box cars and an additional 5,000 of the auto car variant, the X28. The X29 -- a 40' 50-ton all-steel car -- became the most ubiquitous freight car of the late steam/transition era. These cars appeared in every corner of the US and Canada. 

The PRR’s X29 fleet of nearly 29,000 cars performed greatly during the pressures of WW2, however due to this intense amount of service a good portion of the fleet was in dire need of rebuilding. Following the successful rebuild program of X26’s into X26c’s the PRR started a similar program in 1948 for X29’s, which resulted in the X29b, X29d, X29e, X29f and X29g subclasses. The rebuild was performed at both the PRR’s shops in East Altoona and Terre Haute, Indiana. The rebuilt X29’s were enlarged with only the frame, underbody equipment and trucks remaining original to the car. The X29b’s had a 7 foot Youngstown postwar door applied to them while the X29d’s had a 8 foot Youngstown postwar door.  

The X29 suffered from two major deficiencies: a very small capacity stemming from the 8'7" interior height and deteriorating side panels at the floor level. To remedy this, the carbody of the X29 was removed and the carbody of a 10'6" interior height post war AAR design boxcar placed on the underframe. Lightweight Youngstown doors, diagonal panel roof and 4/3/1 improved dreadnaught ends were applied. Along the side of the car was a recessed side sill reflecting the original width of the X29.

* Great Addition to Passenger Trains 

* Ready-to-Run 

* New Paint & Lettering Schemes, 

* Knuckle Couplers 

* Correct Trucks w/RP-25 Metal Wheels. 

LINE FEATURES:

Accurately Scaled from engineering Drawings

Crisp, Detailed, realistic lettering

Lettering Matched to prototype photographs

RALISTIC Satin paint finish

Great for weathering with chalk or airbrush

Standard Draft gear box 

Detailed engineering plastic truck side frames

Low-friction, nonmagnetic, needlepoint metal axles

No lubrication required

Machined-Metal Wheels

Magnetically operated, body mounted couplers

Added Weight for optimum tracking

Hard to Find item 

 SHIPPING:

We do combine shipping on multiple purchases.  If you do a Buy It Now the transaction requires immediate payment for each item separately. 

What you need to do is put it in the shopping cart and then when you go to checkout it will recalculate the shipping and combine the items for you. 

If you pay first I am unable to make any adjustment because ebay has then taken its fees on the shipping as well.  If you have a concern message me and I can work something out for you.

 

THIS IS AN ASSEMBLED Item

The item is NEW in the original box from old stock 

 

PERSONAL INVENTORY:

Many of these unique items are from my personal inventory which was accumulated over the years.   They are hard to part with but due to downsizing in retirement they too are looking for a good home which can appreciate and enjoy them.

STORE INVENTORY:

Having discontinued my Hobby Store and left frigid “Minne-Snow-Da” I have relocated and retired to the warmer part of the country, Down to Sunny TEXAS.   

I will be Liquidating the remaining stock. 

I will be listing items over the next year or so clearing them out.

Please see the photos we take actual photos of each item

Most of these items are New in the box removed only to take photos of them.