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SoundTraxx - Blackstone Models - HOn3 Scale - 3-Bay Hoppers - Denver & Rio Grande Western (D&RGW) #955 (Black w/White Lettering, Flying Grande Herald) (SKU 678-340709)

Available On: August 1, 2012

 

  
 

Limited Edition release of 3-Bay Hoppers in a D&RGW paint scheme.

Available in two road numbers, these cars feature the famous Flying Grande Herald.

Although this car didn't historically run on the Rio Grande, many customers expressed a desire for hopper cars for their layout that could run with the rest of their consists. The paint scheme of the Blackstone Models' D&RGW Hoppers are based on the same protocol as other Rio Grande narrow gauge freight cars. Coincidentally, many of the EBT 3-Bay Hoppers did find their way to Colorado and northern New Mexico in later years for work train service on both the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad.

Like all Blackstone Models rolling stock, these hoppers boast the same high quality construction such as detailed brake rigging, individual grab irons and free rolling trucks. These delightful additions to your rolling stock inventory are available as road numbers 950 and 955, in both weathered and non-weathered paint schemes.

MSRP is $54.95 for non-weathered cars and $59.95 for weathered cars.

 
A Little History:

The East Broad Top railroad has been affectionately referred to as “The Narrow Gauge Railroad That Time Forgot”. Headquartered in the South Central Pennsylvania town of Rockhill Furnace, the EBT was officially operating by August of 1873, having languished on paper and awaiting funding since its charter in 1856. The coal fields of Broad Top Mountain beckoned with financial opportunity, and the EBT was eventually delivering coal from the mines near Robertsdale down to Mt. Union for transfer to the Pennsylvania Railroad. The line also hauled iron ore, pig iron, stone, timber, and agricultural products (as well as passengers), but the main traffic was always coal, which kept the little 33 mile three-foot gauge railroad in the black for the better part of 60 years. The first quantity of the “modern” 2-bay hoppers were constructed by the Pressed Steel Car Company in 1913. The EBT would construct many more between 1914 and 1927, with the 3-bay design being the general standard. Most of the earlier 2-bay cars were rebuilt to three bays. Eventually, over 260 of the 3-bay hoppers would see service into the 1950s.

The EBT 3-bay steel hopper is a must have for model railroaders who share an interest in this wonderful little road, as well as freelancers looking for a classic piece of rolling stock history. Blackstone Models is proud to announce this classic car in HOn3. As with all Blackstone Models products, accurate details and dimensions will accentuate the EBT 3 bay hopper, resulting in a model that will be sought after by all narrow gauge fans!

Features :

  • High Quality Injection Molding.
  • Vulcan Style Trucks and Factory Installed Couplers
  •  Prototypically Accurate
  • Painted and Lettered for Multiple Road Numbers
  • Individual Wire Grab Irons
  • Brake Rigging and Underbody Details






$54.95 US