NARC - N Scale - 4 Bay Cylindrical Hopper - Gov't of Saskatchewan (SKNX) # 397199)(Special Car 25th car)(Green/White/Yellow) Special Requirements (Version f001) (SKU 11-10001003-01)
Available On: May 1, 2009
In the 1970's, a Canadian National & Canadian Pacific developed a concept for a standard 4550 cubic-foot 4-bay cylindrical hopper. The basic design of this hopper was developed into two car types, one for grain and similar consistency products and another for potash, dry chemicals and fertilizers.
The most obvious difference between these two types of cars can be seen in the loading hatches on the top of the cars. The grain version of the car has trough hatches spanning the length of the body top, while the potash version has a series of round hatches spaced along the length of the body.
During the production life of the design, thousands of these care were manufactured in various production runs by three different manufacturers. Hawker Siddeley produced many of these cars over the production run, and in total produced 15 variations of the basic design between the grain and potash types of this car.
Today, thousands of these cars remain in service with Canadian Pacific, Canadian National and a number of other operators. Many can be seen in their orginal "Heritage" paint schemes, as well as more modern schemes, such as the colorful 2008 Green Saskatchewan Grain Car Corporation scheme. Though they initially were primarily seen in Canada, they now travel the rails of North American from Canada to Mexico, with operations in many parts of the United States.
This is a photo of actual 1:1 Saskatchewan Grain Car Corporation that is traveling all over North America. This car is slightly different from the others. The model of this car is our Special 25th car in the series.
Features of the model as appropriate per prototype:
This car has additional markings that will distinguish it from all other Saskatchewan Grain Cars. There is lettering on the bottom sill stating that "This Car Equipped with Micro-Trains Trucks & Couplers" and below the "Swoosh" a message stating "Saskatchewan Grain Car Corporation / North American Railcar Corporation..." "Partners In Ingenuity".
For a complete list of all the different versions and explanations of the differences on the Hawker Siddeley 4550 cu ft Cylindrical Hopper go to this link: Click Here