HO 40' Grain Loading Box Car ATSF #21857 (RND-1847)

HO-scale 40' Grain Loading Box Car in ATSF livery (road number 21857) is a detailed model designed to capture the look and operation of a classic grain-hauling freight car. Part of Athearn's Legendary Liveries lineup, it features a precisely detailed injection-molded body painted and printed for realistic decoration, along with a separately applied brake wheel, machined metal wheels with RP25 contours, weighted construction for steady performance, and body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers. The model is built to run on HO layouts with a minimum radius of 15 inches.

These 40' grain loading box cars were a staple for grain shipments from the early 1900s well into the 1980s and 1990s, before hopper cars took over. The Legendary Liveries edition offers a selection of popular and historically interesting paint schemes, allowing hobbyists to recreate era-specific rosters or explore imaginative “what if” scenarios on their layout.