Athearn RTR 88211 HO Scale Heavyweight Baggage Passenger Car Union Pacific 1388 HO SCALE CODE 83 Corrugated or chicken wire grilles

Corrugated or chicken wire grilles

and steam-generator equipped GP30Bs meant for passenger duty

and dark or rust colored washes

headlight/gyralights

Detailed interiors with figures

Athearn RTR 88211 HO Scale Heavyweight Baggage Passenger Car Union Pacific 1388 HO SCALE CODE 83 Corrugated or chicken wire grillesAthearn RTR 88211 HO Scale Heavyweight Baggage Passenger Car Union Pacific 1388 The so called heavyweight passenger cars were introduced by Pullman in 1907 and had gained widespread acceptance by railroads in the 1910s. The use of steel as the primary car building material not only increased the strength and longevity of the cars, but also reduced the risk of fires from the wood and coal burning stoves of the era. Even after newer cars were