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The Bachmann 15016 reproduces the 40-foot boxcar that was the standard of North American freight transport during the Steam Era. Decorated with the colours and graphics of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway road number 136023 this Silver Series model combines a moulded plastic body with metal components that give it weight and presence on the track.
A Santa Fe boxcar for period freight consists
The oxide brown finish with pad-printed ATSF lettering and logo places this wagon firmly in the 1930s to 1950s. The textured roof, separately applied roofwalk, and individually moulded ladders and grab irons ensure that, within a long consist, each car retains its own visual identity without breaking the coherence of the whole.
Silver Series technical features
The high-impact plastic Bettendorf trucks run on non-magnetic brass axles with self-lubricating bearings, allowing the car to roll with very little resistance even in long trains. The machined blackened metal wheels follow the RP25 profile, and the E-Z Mate Mark II magnetic couplers are compatible with the Kadee standard, with a metal spring that makes automatic coupling and magnetic under-track uncoupling straightforward. The added internal weight meets NMRA standards, helping the car track reliably in the middle of a loaded consist.
Layout integration
At 165 mm long and able to handle curves from 1518 inches, this boxcar suits both compact home layouts and more ambitious track plans. In a Steam Era yard or freight siding scene, a row of these cars lined up alongside a steam locomotive captures that working-train atmosphere that defines North American railroading in the mid-twentieth century.