ExactRail Platinum EP-80918-1 HO P-S 5344 Boxcar Norfolk Southern NS #450623

A classic boxcar built during the incentive per diem (IPD) era of railroading of the late 1970s. The Pullman-Standard 5344 was the last successful boxcar project before their end in 1981.

• New paint scheme
• Era: 1978 to 1990s
• Series 8050 to 80999, built October/1978
• Road numbers 8050, 8062, 8075 and 8097
• Fully-assembled
• Multiple road numbers
• 10 door
• Separately applied lower door track
• Wire grab irons & brake rods
• Wire coupler cut levers
• Trainline airhoses
• Fully detailed underframe
• Separately applied brake wheel
• Separately applied etched metal Morton coupler crossover platforms
• Non-overhanging Pullman-Standard bowtie roof
• Kadee #58 Couplers
• Highly detailed Barber S-2 70-ton trucks
• 33 machined metal wheels with .110 wide wheel tread
• Operates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
• Weighted to Industry standards for reliable operation
• Packaging safely stores model
• Minimum radius: 22

The Pullman name is iconic. Arguably the greatest of rolling stock manufacturers, recognition of the Pullman name transcends the railcar industry and the borders where these railcars traveled.

The P-S 5344 boxcar is the last successful boxcar project from the Pullman-Standard company. With production beginning in 1977, Pullman-Standard produced nearly 7,000 P-S 5344 Box Cars. In 1981, Pullman moved to sell all railroad assets in an economy of declining freight car sales. However, these cars ply the rails in a legacy of Americas great car builder.

The last of a breed.