Bachmann Palace Live Poultry Car Co. #4207 (Speedy with Chickens)

Poultry Transport Car – PALACE LIVE POULTRY CAR CO. #4207 (brown & yellow) – HO Scale. From the late 1800s to the 1960s Live Poultry Cars were used for the safe transportation of chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and all types of live fowl. These special Henhouses on Wheels were commonplace and featured wire mesh sides and multiple levels of individual coups, each fitted with feed and water troughs. An attendant traveled on board in the central compartment to feed and water the animals. Each car is fully assembled and features; Highly Detailed Painted Bodies with Precision Graphics, Poultry Silhouettes, Attendants Service Door, Blackened Machined Metal Wheels with RP 25 Contours, Magnetically Operated E-Z Mate Couplers, Non-magnetic Blackened Brass Axles with Needle-point Bearings, Celcon Trucks, and Added Weight for Optimum Tracking Performance.

Features:

Silver Series Rolling Stock Fully Assembled
Highly Detailed Painted Bodies with Precision Graphics, Poultry Silhouettes, Attendants Service Door
Blackened Machined Metal Wheels with RP 25 Contours, Magnetically Operated E-Z Mate Couplers
Non-magnetic Blackened Brass Axles with Needle-point Bearings, Celcon Trucks
Added Weight for Optimum Tracking Performance, HO Scale 1:87
Product Measurements: L 6.5 in., W 1.5 in., H 2 in.
Retail Package Measurements: L 7.25 in., W 1.75 in., H 3.4 in.
UPC: 022899159034