I have what I think is an Athearn 50' exterior post boxcar (I bought
it without a box). It is oxide red and numbered 57869. "Norfolk and
Western" is spelled out in a sans-serif font and there is no herald.
There is no readable date on the data on the car. I'm curious about
what date this scheme came into use. An aside question is what would
the prototype build date be for this model?
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18 years ago