Life-Like Trains HO Scale Wabash Gondola Car (WAB 7226)

This is a vintage HO scale model railroad gondola car manufactured by Life-Like Trains. The item depicts a freight car from the Wabash Railroad, featuring a deep oxide red or tuscan brown body color with crisp white lettering. The side of the car clearly displays 'WABASH' in bold block letters, accompanied by the road number 'WAB 7226' and detailed capacity data markings. Structurally, the car is constructed from injection-molded plastic with fine ribbing detail along the exterior walls to simulate a steel-side construction. It is equipped with two four-wheel trucks and horn-hook style couplers, which are characteristic of entry-level to mid-range model sets from the late 20th century, likely dating between the 1970s and 1990s. The car is housed in its original red and white window-box packaging, which includes the yellow 'Life-Like Trains' logo in the upper left corner. The condition of the car appears excellent and unused, while the cardboard packaging shows some light shelf wear, softening at the corners, and minor abrasions consistent with long-term storage. The interior plastic insert remains white and maintains the original shape of the car, suggesting it has been well-protected from dust and handling.