The 4-bay covered hopper first entered service in the 1960s. The cars handle loads such as diatomaceous earth, plastic pellets and similar bulk commodities. In the 1960s, American Car and Foundry introduced the Centerflow design. The Centerflow relies on the car’s rounded body to provide structural strength without the added weight of bracing, as well as making gravity unloading easier. This 4-bay car came in a 5,250-cubic foot capacity.
MODEL FEATURES:
• Round hatches or trough hatches
• Separate brake wheel
• Painted and printed for realistic decoration
• Weighted for trouble free operation
• Body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
• Fully-assembled and ready to run
• Minimum radius: 18”
• Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
• Window packaging for easy viewing plus interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage
Order Due Date: February 20th, 2020
Anticipated Delivery Date: February 2021