Tangent - HO Scale - General American 4180 Airslide Covered Hopper - Southern (SOU) Original Gray 1978 # 90401 - Original Gray (SKU 20009-16030-04)
Available On: August 1, 2016
General American Transportation Corporation produced more than 5,000 of these 4180 cubic foot Airslide covered hoppers between 1963 and 1980 as a response to customer demand for larger covered hoppers capable of handling bulk commodities. These very common cars continued General American’s “Airslide” family innovations from the 1950s, and proved valuable to bulk shippers who wanted a larger car than the earlier-design 2600 cubic foot cars provided.
The Tangent Scale Models GA 4180 Airslide covered hopper is similar to previous Tangent releases with a consistent focus on phase variations that mirror prototype build changes over time. For this car, there are three very different variations of the carbody and associated details to replicate cars built between 1965 and 1980. While all 4180 airslides may look the same at first glance, they are not.
SOU “Original Gray 1978″ in the gray scheme with SOUTHERN and the road number both spelled out large, in black. In addition to the large lettering, our cars include all of the fine lettering the cars should have, just like the prototype. Also, these cars have gray trucks, just like Southern ordered from GATC. These beauties are available with four road numbers.
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