Atlas has announced new 5250 Covered Hoppers

 

 

 

ACF introduced the 5250 cubic foot size covered hopper in 1964, and has since built nearly 20,000 cars. Most of the cars were equipped with pneumatic outlets and eight 20” round hatches for use in transporting plastic pellets. In addition to the plastics cars, a number have been built or converted with gravity outlets and elongated hatches for grain type products. As with most things with long production spans, the design has evolved with changes in the physical features of the body and fixtures. The Atlas model features three unique body style variations to represent those changes from the 1960s into the 21st Century.

 

Features

• Ready to run

• Injection molded plastic

• Fine scale detail

• Etched metal roof walk

• Metal knuckle couplers

• Road specific hatch and outlet configurations

• Road specific roof walk variations

• Three body style variations

• Separately applied wire grab irons and wire brake lines

• Crisp painting/printing

• Free-rolling 100-ton trucks

 

 

 

The pictured GATX (General American) ACF 5250 was caught by Dave Casdorph in Southern California in the late 2000s. The car itself was built at ACF’s Milton Plant in 1980. It has a late production body style with both Pull tab holes and welded Pull tabs added to the body. This unique Pull tabs configuration will be recreated on the model as well. The Atlas Master Plus ACF 5250 model features many road specific features, such as three unique body variations spanning productions from 1968 to the late 1990s.

 

 

 

Early body style with Pneumatic outlets and 20” aluminum hand wheel hatches

 

 

 

ACF Apex Tri-Lok running boards - each scheme will feature road specific running boards, hatches and outlets

 

 

 

Brake end details include separately applied grab irons, wire brake lines and etched metal coupler crossover platforms.

Order Due Date: January 13, 2021

Anticipated Delivery Date: June 2021

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