WalthersMainline 910-51007 66' Rocket Train Booster Car with Refrigeration Unit NASA NLAX #100158 HO Scale Pre-Order

WalthersMainline 66' Rocket Train Booster Car with Refrigeration Unit

NASA • NLAX #100158 • SKU 910-51008 • HO Scale

Quick Specs

Product Overview

Some journeys to space begin with a much more grounded form of transportation. The WalthersMainline HO Scale Rocket Train Booster Car with Refrigeration Unit recreates one of the specialized heavy-duty flatcars used to transport solid rocket booster components across the country as part of NASA's remarkable rail operation.

First introduced with the Space Shuttle program in 1981, NASA's rocket train carried solid rocket boosters from Morton Thiokol in Utah to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The train used massive four-truck flatcars to transport rocket components beneath protective hoods. Cars carrying temperature-sensitive solid rocket booster propellant were equipped with refrigeration units to help maintain the cargo at a consistent temperature throughout the journey.

Finished in an unmistakable NASA scheme, this model offers a direct connection to the specialized railroad equipment that supported America's space program. The detailed refrigeration unit, flexible piping, protective hood, and massive four-truck frame give the car an imposing presence and make it an essential component for modelers assembling a complete rocket train.

NASA's Specialized Rocket Train

NASA's rocket train linked aerospace manufacturing operations in Utah with launch facilities in Florida. Although the original train was retired in 2011 with the end of the Space Shuttle program, the operation returned in 2020 for Artemis. Rail transportation once again became an important part of moving solid rocket booster components for the Space Launch System and supporting America's return to lunar exploration.

Product Features

Features of the 66' Rocket Booster Flatcar include:

• • Newly tooled protective hood
• • Newly tooled refrigeration unit with flexible piping on specified cars
• • Heavy die-cast metal body for improved tracking and performance
• • Correct 36" RP-25 metal wheels
• • Minimum radius: 24"
• • Available in both prototypical and special commemorative schemes celebrating NASA and the historic Artemis moon missions
• • Proto MAX(TM) metal knuckle couplers

Why We Love This Model

Few freight cars combine railroad and aerospace history as effectively as this one. The NASA scheme gives the car an unmistakable identity, while the refrigeration unit and flexible piping provide the type of mechanical detail that immediately draws attention. Combined with the newly tooled hood and heavy die-cast body, it is both an impressive operating model and a compelling display piece.

Bring NASA's Rocket Train to Your Layout

Reserve this NASA booster car with refrigeration equipment and add a remarkable piece of railroad and space-program history to your HO scale collection.

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