HO 40' Express Boxcar CPR #4902 Plastic Model (ATH72252)

This HO-scale 40-foot Express Boxcar models a Canadian Pacific Railway car used for mail and express service. It features double Youngstown doors, a separately applied brake wheel and roof walk, and screw-mounted express-type trucks riding on 33-inch machined metal wheels with RP25 contours. The model is weighted for steady operation and uses body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers; the injection-molded body is highly detailed and it is painted and lettered for realistic decoration. It runs smoothly on HO layouts with a minimum radius of 18 inches.

Prototype history notes that, in the heyday of passenger service, mail and express traffic was a viable part of the railroad business, and these 40-foot double-door boxcars equipped with high-speed trucks served that role. The decoration is coordinated to match the line’s 60-foot arch-roof passenger cars, making this boxcar a natural companion for era-specific CPR-inspired layouts.