ExactRail's entry into the HO market is spearheaded by the release of three diverse and exciting freight cars. They are a Gunderson 7466 cubic foot composite sided wood chip car, an American Car 8c Foundry Vert-A-Pac and a Pacific Car & Foundry 6033 cubic foot single door boxcar. Each car type is offered in several paint schemes and each has unique roadnumbers offered, allowing the modeler to purchase several cars. The models are all late 20th century cars with builders dates varying from 1965 to the mid-1970s. However, many of these cars are still on the road today with the exception of the Vert-A-Pak cars which had a relatively short lifespan because of their very specific use hauling Chevy Vegas. I think the first thing that caught my attention about the models was their packaging. The boxes are beautiful and really grab the eye. ExactRail offers two lines of models: the Evolution series and the Platinum Series. The Evolution Series is shipped in a blue box while the Platinum Series is shipped in a Platinum colored one. I slowly pulled each car from the shipping box and carefully examined it. The detailing, paint quality, and uniqueness of each car really stood out. The boxes have an internal split plastic car cradle that protects the car from damage during shipping. The packaging worked and the cars did not exhibit any signs of damage.
