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Athearn Model # 1494 Union Pacific 6 Car Autoloader

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Athearn Model # 1494 Union Pacific 6 Car Autoloader
Posted by Sunshine Express on Friday, October 31, 2014 1:27 AM

I recently acquired 3  Model # 1494 Athearn Autoloaders with cars,and wish to know what year they may have been introduced please. I am trying to get vehicles to match the last of steam to diesel era,or about 1950,s/60.s. The vehicles on the Athearn models are more modern . Appreciate any advice thanks.

Owen Robinson

 

 

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Posted by "JaBear" on Friday, October 31, 2014 1:56 AM

Gidday, while it has a different part number I see on the Athearn site the era is 1950/1960.

http://www.athearn.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=ATH74411

there is some more prototype information here.....

http://tycotrain.tripod.com/freightcars/id41.html

and some more......

http://www.trainweb.org/seaboard/nycautorack.htm

Cheers, the Bear.

 

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Posted by Sunshine Express on Saturday, November 1, 2014 2:38 PM

Gidday to you this morning, Thanks for that really fasr answer,my Autoloaders are older ones,but your very informarive links are spot on.

cheers Sunshine Express

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Posted by steemtrayn on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 9:51 AM

So, NYC didn't care for it. Did they prefer the boxcar method, or did something better come along?  How far into the future were autoracks?

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