I answered a topic a week or so ago on Lionel's superb I-12 cabooses, and added a piece about the PS-1 series of box cars and their English or Australian designer. Few reads or replies which is typical. However, in my opinion Lionel has hit another rolling stock design out of the ball park. A grand slam home run! A repeat performance!
It is the double sheathed wooden box car. (Example 6-27983) Like the PS-1 series, these cars feature lots of brass add ons -- ladders, individual rungs, brake wheel platform and wheel itself, accurate underside detail, NON/NOT FAST ANGLE WHEELS operating doors and outstanding decoration! I believe this feature set would make a 2 rail scale guy pick one up and check the axles to see if they are insulated, they are that nice! The UP version with it full color logo shield is currently my favorite. Even the door slides are finely detailed. This is a great piece to add to scale through high rail, with a "you won't be disappointed" piece of rolling stock.
Perhaps one of you fellas that are astute in posting pictures could post a UP picture, and detail closeups. (Hint, I'm inviting you to participate!)
While many feel Atlas produces the finest rolling stock, if one checks out a few examples of the pieces mentioned, you just might scratch your head and think h-m-m-m just maybe the Lion is onto something here!