Operating Automatic Cars


One thing which truly separates O / O27 gauge from the smaller scales is the assortment of operating cars and accessories.  The action of animated accessories makes O / O27 all the more fun, as these cars illustrate.

This automatic boxcar has a mailbag which is "thrown" when the door opens.

The K - Line automatic boxcar

A classic is the Cop and Hobo car.  As the car rolls, the railroad bull pursues a hobo around the crates

Marx automatic boxcar's man steps onto the platform!

The Automatic Cola Car was originally a milk car

As the door opens, the man inside delivers another jug to the platform.

This is the updated Cattle Car, in which cattle move through the corral and into the stock car

Powered by vibration, the cattle inch forward, collide - it's comical!

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