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Oct 27, 2022 - HO Scale

Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - GATC 2600 Airslide Hoppers

 

 

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Dear HO Scale Customers; Athearn Genesis has announced a new run of their GATC 2600 Airslide Hoppers. The Missouri Pacific Cars are available as a Linked 2-Car Set while the other schemes are available as single cars. Check them out and place your orders today!

 

 

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)

 

PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

For the first half of the 20th century, bulk goods were usually bagged and carried in boxcars. After the late 1940s, covered hoppers greatly simplified the process by allowing the bulk material to be poured in through the roof hatches and dumped out the hopper bays. However, flour, starch, sugar and plastics do not “flow” easily from a standard hopper bay. To solve this problem, the Fuller Company of Catasauqua, PA, patented the Airslide concept. In an Airslide covered hopper, the bays are formed into two narrow, steep-sided troughs with a layer of air-permeable material at the bottom. Air is pumped through the material causing the lading to fluidize and flow easily through the hopper outlets. Starting in 1953, General American Transportation began building Airslide covered hoppers. One of the two original configurations was a 2,600-cubic foot, single-bay car with a 70-ton capacity. In addition to railroad-owned cars, there were a number of Airslide covered hoppers leased by GATC to sugar and bakery companies. Later on, larger cars were introduced as the railroads continued to improve their infrastructure. To extend the useful lives of the smaller 2600 cuft cars, some of them were permanently connected in 2-unit drawbar sets. The drawbar sets operated as a single car, and therefore had a whopping total capacity of 5,200 cu.ft. - although their substantial length was a notable drawback.

 

Delaware & Hudson (D&H)

 

Northern Pacific (NP)

 

Missouri Pacific (MP) - 2 Car Set

 

 

Guaranteed Reservation Date: November 25th, 2022

Expected Delivery Date: December 2023

 

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Product Details

Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper - 2-Car Set (Connected By Drawbar) - Missouri Pacific (MP) - #720986 - Grey with Black Lettering - Expected Release Date: 2024-07-01
141-87485
$104.99
Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper - 2-Car Set (Connected By Drawbar) - Missouri Pacific (MP) - #720990 - Grey with Black Lettering - Expected Release Date: 2024-07-01
141-87486
$104.99
Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper - 2-Car Set (Connected By Drawbar) - Missouri Pacific (MP) - #720992 - Grey with Black Lettering - Expected Release Date: 2024-07-01
141-87487
$104.99
Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper - Northern Pacific (NP) - #75864 - Grey with Black Lettering - Expected Release Date: 2024-07-01
141-87488
$59.99
Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper - Northern Pacific (NP) - #75872 - Grey with Black Lettering - Expected Release Date: 2024-07-01
141-87489
$59.99
Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper - Northern Pacific (NP) - #75888 - Grey with Black Lettering - Expected Release Date: 2024-07-01
141-87490
$59.99
Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe - #310116 - Boxcar Red with White Lettering - Expected Release Date: 2024-07-01
141-87491
$59.99
Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe - #310124 - Boxcar Red with White Lettering - Expected Release Date: 2024-07-01
141-87492
$59.99
Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe - #310149 - Boxcar Red with White Lettering - Expected Release Date: 2024-07-01
141-87493
$59.99
Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper - Delaware & Hudson (D&H) - #12802 - Red with Yellow Lettering - Expected Release Date: 2024-07-01
141-87494
$59.99
Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper - Delaware & Hudson (D&H) - #12930 - Red with Yellow Lettering - Expected Release Date: 2024-07-01
141-87495
$59.99
Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper - Delaware & Hudson (D&H) - #12944 - Red with Yellow Lettering - Expected Release Date: 2024-07-01
141-87496
$59.99
Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper - Pennsylvania Railroad (GACX) - #44132 - Grey with Black Lettering - Expected Release Date: 2024-07-01
141-87497
$59.99
Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper - Pennsylvania Railroad (GACX) - #44144 - Grey with Black Lettering - Expected Release Date: 2024-07-01
141-87498
$59.99
Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper - Pennsylvania Railroad (GACX) - #44153 - Grey with Black Lettering - Expected Release Date: 2024-07-01
141-87499
$59.99
Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper - Revere Sugar (GACX) - #42983 - Black with White Lettering - Expected Release Date: 2024-07-01
141-87642
$59.99
Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper - Revere Sugar (GACX) - #42984 - Black with White Lettering - Expected Release Date: 2024-07-01
141-87643
$59.99
Athearn Genesis - HO Scale - GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper - Revere Sugar (GACX) - #42987 - Black with White Lettering - Expected Release Date: 2024-07-01
141-87644
$59.99

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