Beginning in the late 50s, wood chips went from something to be disposed of to a valuable commodity. Since wood chips are less dense than coal, gravel and other hopper loads, many railroads added high extensions to standard hoppers for this service. The extentions were simple affairs, either rib sided or flat sided that were welded to the top chords of standard hoppers. Like our coal hoppers, these N scale models will come ready-to-run with knuckle couplers, and loads.. First draft artwork is show here and is subject to improvement by our crack research staff!

Seaboard Air Line Offset Side Wood Chip Hopper with Flat Side Extensions. Like their neighbors Southern and Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard linked the Southeastern U.S. with the rail gateway of Richmond,Virginia. Seaboard had long been considered the weakest of the three but after WWII, they steadily gained strength. In fact, they were one of a handful of railroads to own more freight cars in the 1960s (about 29,000) than they did in the 1920s despite the huge gains made in car utilization. This road name will be available in 6 road numbers: