PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

The 2-bay covered hopper first entered service in the 1950s. The cars handle loads such as cement, sand and similar denser bulk commodities. In the 1960s, American Car and Foundry introduced the Centerflow design. The car’s rounded body provided structural strength without the added weight of bracing, as well as making gravity unloading easier. This 2-bay car came in a 2,970-cubic foot capacity.

MODEL FEATURES:

• Round or trough hatches

• Separately applied wire grab irons and stirrup steps

• Multiple road numbers

• Accurately painted and printed

• Machined metal wheels

• Screw mounted trucks

• Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers

• Separate brake cylinder, valve and air reservoir with wire brake plumbing

• Window packaging for easy viewing plus interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage

• Photo-etched metal roof walk

• Detailed outlets

• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box

• Highly detailed, injection molded body

• Separately applied brake wheel

• Weighted for trouble-free operation

• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track

• Minimum radius: 18”

• 3-Pack available with unique road numbers; perfect for modeling a unit train

Order Due Date: January 24, 2020

Anticipated Delivery Date: January 2021