Athearn HO 2347 - 40' Pfaudler Wood Milk Car "Central Vermont" #540

Announced Date: October 2024 Released Date: March 2026 Individually Boxed: N/A Road Name: Central Vermont Road Number: 540 Product Line: Athearn Scale: HO Scale Catalog: Athearns October 2024 Announcement MODEL FEATURES: • Separately applied brake wheel • Molded plastic underframe with separately applied brake cylinder • Screw-mounted express-type trucks • Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours • Weighted for optimum performance • Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers • Highly detailed, injection-molded body • Painted and printed for realistic decoration • Minimum radius: 18”   PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO: In the 1920’s, the Pfaudler Company and General American Car Company manufactured hundreds of wood-sheathed, insulated milk cars. Designed as bulk milk carriers, the cars were built around two 6,000-gallon glass lined tanks and a brine cooling system designed to keep the milk at a constant 38 degrees Fahrenheit. Riding on passenger car trucks, these