{"product_id":"rapido-ho-123003-2-x31a-single-door-boxcar-prr-68283","title":"Rapido 123003-2 | PRR X31A Single-Door Boxcar - PRR #68283 Shadow Keystone - Early | HO Scale","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"sectionContent\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRapido's HO scale Pennsylvania Railroad X31A boxcar in the Shadow Keystone - Early scheme, road number #68283. This is the single door version, an all-new tooling with separately applied grabs and ladders, complete underbody piping and correct PRR class 2D-F12 trucks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe PRR built 6,700 X31A boxcars, with another 2,000 in the similar X31B and X31C classes — after 1949 the X31 series was the railroad's second most numerous boxcar type, and more than many railroads owned in freight cars of all kinds. Their distinctive round roofs squeezed maximum capacity out of the standard loading gauge, and they roamed all of North America until age caught up with them in the mid-1960s. Over a thousand were still running at the Penn Central merger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"sectionTitle\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRapido Trains\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eItem Number\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e123003-2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUPC\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e48502613475583\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eScale\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHO (1:87)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCar Type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePRR X31A Single-Door Boxcar\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoad Name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePennsylvania Railroad\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoad Number\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#68283\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaint Scheme\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShadow Keystone - Early\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTrucks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSuper-detailed Barber PRR 2D-F12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWheels\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInsulated blackened turned metal\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCouplers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFactory-installed Macdonald-Cartier knuckle couplers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAssembly\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReady to run\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNew\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"sectionTitle\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-new tooling of the PRR X31A round-roof boxcar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete underbody detailing with all piping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuper-detailed Barber PRR 2D-F12 trucks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInsulated blackened turned metal wheelsets, free rolling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparately applied grab irons and ladders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorrect brake wheel style applied per car (Equipco or Ajax)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccurate Shadow Keystone - Early paint scheme, road number #68283\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFactory-installed Macdonald-Cartier couplers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale: HO (1:87)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"sectionTitle\"\u003eMore in This Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe also stock these PRR road numbers in the same Shadow Keystone - Early single-door scheme — the X31A was the second most numerous PRR boxcar class, so a matched string of them looks right behind almost any steam or early-diesel consist:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakystrains.com\/products\/rapido-ho-123003-1-x31a-single-door-boxcar-prr-67812\"\u003ePennsylvania Railroad #67812 — Rapido 123003-1\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakystrains.com\/products\/rapido-ho-123003-4-x31a-single-door-boxcar-prr-70157\"\u003ePennsylvania Railroad #70157 — Rapido 123003-4\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakystrains.com\/products\/rapido-ho-123003-5-x31a-single-door-boxcar-prr-70246\"\u003ePennsylvania Railroad #70246 — Rapido 123003-5\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakystrains.com\/products\/rapido-ho-123003-6-x31a-single-door-boxcar-prr-76642\"\u003ePennsylvania Railroad #76642 — Rapido 123003-6\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"sectionTitle\"\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it need assembly?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. It is ready to run, with couplers, trucks and metal wheelsets already fitted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat era does this car suit?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe X31A served from the 1930s until the mid-1960s, with over a thousand still in service at the 1968 Penn Central merger — so it works from the steam era right through early diesel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSingle door or double door?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis one is the \u003cstrong\u003esingle-door\u003c\/strong\u003e version. The PRR built the X31A in both, and Rapido tooled each separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill the couplers work with my other cars?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. Macdonald-Cartier couplers are knuckle couplers and mate with Kadee and compatible types.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat scale is this?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHO scale (1:87).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"sectionTitle\"\u003eExplore More\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakystrains.com\/collections\/rolling-stock\/scale-ho\"\u003eHO Scale Rolling Stock\u003c\/a\u003e, the full \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakystrains.com\/collections\/rapido-trains-inc\"\u003eRapido Trains\u003c\/a\u003e range, and everything \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakystrains.com\/collections\/scale-ho\"\u003eHO Scale\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rapido Trains","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48502613475583,"sku":"123003-2","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0443\/5968\/0161\/files\/123003_4_dcc81a89-febe-4743-b41d-8ba4b53e3f7f.jpg?v=1786577892","url":"https:\/\/squeakystrains.com\/products\/rapido-ho-123003-2-x31a-single-door-boxcar-prr-68283","provider":"Squeaky's Trains \u0026 Things","version":"1.0","type":"link"}