Tangent - HO Scale - GATC 4180 Airslide Covered Hopper - L&N “Original 11-66” - Louisville & Nashville (L&N) # 202000 - Grey w/ Black Lettering and Black L&N Logo on rear (SKU 20009-16052-01)
Available On: March 1, 2020
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.
$44.95
L&N “Original 11-66” rolls in with another tip of our cap to the L&N modelers out there. While the L&N has a half-dozen small orders of 4180 cars, we picked the 1971 order, with its gray body and black underframe, originally assigned to sugar loading. Low mounted brake details are featured on this series, along with an Apex running board and Brenco 6-sided roller bearing caps. All that beautiful L&N lettering is present and accurately rendered on the model including the smallest Polyclutch liner trust data and road-number specific car assignment stencils! Cars 202000, 202006 and 202007 feature an accurate L&N return stencil to New Orleans, Louisiana, while cars 202011, 202012 and 202014 have an accurate return stencil to IC RR at Reserve, Louisiana. This sharp scheme is available in six numbers!
A prototype reference photo is in the grid of model/prototype photos below.
Two prototype reference photos are in the grid of model/prototype photos below.
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