Rapido Trains 130121A HO Scale 40' DS Boxcar Grand Trunk Western GTW #s Vary 1/18 ECX Mounting hardware

Mounting hardware

It's an easy build on the bench and a solid performer on the trails

the 956 XL was one of the models whose production was not relocated to Doncaster

100mm main gun and anti-aircraft machine gun provide added realism

Rapido Trains 130121A HO Scale 40' DS Boxcar Grand Trunk Western GTW #s Vary 1/18 ECX Mounting hardwareRapido Trains 130121A HO Scale 40' DS Boxcar Grand Trunk Western GTW #s Vary During World War I the US railroads were struggling to keep up with wartime traffic, in part because of a shortage of serviceable freight cars. In an attempt to solve this problem, President Wilson nationalized the railroads under the United States Railway Administration, or USRA. One of the first tasks assigned to the USRA was to develop common designs for new freight cars.