Production Model: Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad 40' ARA Double-Door Automobile Boxcar, 30000 series, shown with optional diecast 3-rail trucks.

Another Collectible formerly available from

Buffalo Creek Graphics

#OH67

Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad

40' ARA Double-Door Automobile Boxcar (30000 series)

Nickel Plate Road Founder's Series #2

• TRUE Limited Edition: Only 77 cars were produced.
• Project date: 3-2006.
  • These cars were not available for general sale.
  • Available to NKPHTS members and Buffalo Creek Graphics customers by subscription only.
  • Sales to the general public were not made available until March, 2006.
  • Sold out 10-15--2006 -- no longer available. 
  • Issued to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Nickel Plate Road Historical & Technical Society founding (1966).
  • Included NKPHTS Convention Car (Cleveland, 2006) which was available separately or as part of a three-car set.
  • Had 2006 NKPHTS Cleveland Convention designation on the end tack board.
  • Road numbers issued: 30002, 30025, 30049.
  • A portion of the proceeds of each car sold was donated to the Nickel Plate Road Historical & Technical Society.
• Accurately modeled in 1:48 O Scale.
  • Custom decorated on Weaver / Crown car bodies for NKPHTS and Buffalo Creek Graphics. 
  • Boxcar Red body.
  • Prototypically accurate white lettering and graphics.
  • Prototype built date: 4-16, rebuilt 4-34.
• TrainResource.com Historical Notes.
  • The Wheeling & Lake Erie was leased by the Nickel Plate Road in 1949.
  • The white stripe on the door and the small print below it indicates car is auto-rack-equipped inside for loading automobiles (in pre-auto-rack flatcar days).