Athearn #17069 60' Bulkhead Flat, CPR #316399

MODEL FEATURES: Separately applied end details and brake wheel 33” machined metal wheels with RP25 contours Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers Painted and printed for realistic decoration Fully-assembled and ready to run Highly-detailed, injection-molded body Painted and printed for realistic decoration Minimum radius: 18” PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO: Specialized load handling equipment has long been used to secure loads in railroad freight service. One of the most common forms used on flatcars is the addition of bulkheads to the ends of the car. Bulkhead ends not only make it easy to load pulpwood, but also keep regular items like lumber, building materials and pipe loads from shifting in transit.