Athearn RTR 72793 - HO 53ft Wabash Plate Trailer - Schneider #F45555

53ft Wabash Plate Trailer - Schneider #F45555 MODEL FEATURES: Separately applied tractor-trailer, landing gear assembly, and mud flaps Sliding rear bogie Two or five hole painted wheels Rubber tires Sand shoes applied with removable glue New tooling Fully-assembled and ready to use out of the box Highly-detailed, injection-molded body Painted and printed for realistic decoration Window packaging for easy viewing plus interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE: -Faded base colors matched to the prototype, the perfect starting point for adding grime and rust -Patches applied and shaped per road number matching each corresponding side to the prototype -Duplicated look and feel of In Service equipment - Tattered and Torn just like the real thing -Some Prime for Grime models feature paint scheme variations PROTOTYPE HISTORY: Once the US Department of Transportation declaring that all national networks (US and Interstate highways) and all other networks within ten miles must allow the operation of 53-foot semitrailers without requiring special permits for length, the industry was quick to adopt the now-ubiquitous 53-foot vans. One of the first 53ft vans was the Wabash Plate Trailer in the late 1990s.