PROTO 2000 40' Mather Boxcar - Assembled -- Chicago & Illinois Midland #8409

* New Numbers * Laser Quality Painting & Printing * Scale Size Handrails & Grab Irons * Correct Trucks * Metal RP-25 Wheels * Magnetic Knuckle Couplers * Correct Weight for Optimum Operation * Perfect for Steam and Transition-Era From the 1920s through the 1950s, when freight car manufacturing and leasing were largely the province of big corporations like General American and American Car & Foundry, the Mather Company remained relatively small, privately owned and presided over by its namesake, Alonzo C. Mather. Using proven designs and off-the-shelf components, his company cranked out utilitarian cars using a minimum of specialized components or machine tools. The hand-built cars were cheap to build and maintain, so the company flourished because its cars could be leased at very competitive rates. Because railroads couldn't affo