Grand Trunk Western (post-1962) 3-bay offset side hoppers. Grand Trunk Western received 500 of these hoppers from American Car & Foundry in 1952. While parent CN introduced their “noodle” logo in 1960, the GTW version appeared in 1962 and was applied to the now decade old hoppers as they were shopped. GTW moved coal from connecting roads to power Michigan’s voracious auto industry, and also loaded significant quantities of gravel (for use in construction across the Industrial Midwest) on their Saginaw Subdivision. This run will be available in 6 road numbers and comes with “coal” loads. The loads can be easily painted if you prefer to model cars in gravel service.

Features:

• Friction bearing or roller bearing trucks as appropriate for each road name
• Fully molded air tank and valve with piping, slope sheet braces
• Body mounted brake hose detail
• Separate brake cylinder, rod and lever detail (a first on an N scale open hopper!)
• Body mounted magnetically operating couplers
• Coal load
• Diecast slope sheets and center sill
• Injection molded plastic sides, ends and hopper doors

Order Deadline Nov. 29, 2011

Expected Release: July 2012