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Athearn - N Scale - GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper - Individual - Denver & Rio Grande Western (D&RGW) #18104 - Primed For Grime - Grey With Black/Red Lettering (SKU 140-23481)

Available On: April 1, 2021

 

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PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

For the first half of the 20th century, bulk goods were usually bagged and carried in boxcars. After the late 1940s, covered hoppers greatly simplified the process by allowing the bulk material to be poured in through the roof hatches and dumped out the hopper bays. However, flour, starch, sugar and plastics do not “flow” easily from a standard hopper bay.

To solve this problem, the Fuller Company of Catasauqua, PA, patented the Airslide concept. In an Airslide covered hopper, the bays are formed into two narrow, steep-sided troughs with a layer of air-permeable material at the bottom. Air is pumped through the material causing the lading to fluidize and flow easily through the hopper outlets.

Starting in 1953, General American Transportation began building Airslide covered hoppers. One of the two original configurations was a 2,600-cubic foot, single-bay car with a 70-ton capacity. In addition to railroad-owned cars, there were a number of Airslide covered hoppers leased by GATC to sugar and bakery companies. Later on, larger cars were introduced as the railroads continued to improve their infrastructure. To extend the useful lives of the smaller 2600 cuft cars, some of them were permanently connected in 2-unit drawbar sets. The drawbar sets operated as a single car, and therefore had a whopping total capacity of 5200 cuft- although their substantial length was a notable drawback.

 

MODEL FEATURES:

• Detailed underbody including outlet piping

• Gravity or gravity-pneumatic outlets

• Factory installed wire grab irons and brake piping

• Roller bearing or Bettendorf trucks

• Accurately painted and printed

• Machined metal wheels

• Body mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers

• Operates on all popular brands of track

• Rectangular or oval shaker brackets

• See through metal roof walk

• Separately applied round roof hatches and brake wheel

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

• Highly detailed, injection molded body

• Weighted for trouble free operation

• Clear plastic jewel box for convenient storage

• Minimum radius: 9 ¾”

 

23460-23462 features: Early body. UP class CH-70-26. Entire body, including trucks, painted Aluminum. WP reporting marks.

23463 Includes two single cars, both with different artwork and reporting marks.

23464-23466 feature: Single cars with large BN logo, 1970s era. Early body.

23467-23469 feature: 2 unit drawbar-connected cars, later mid 1980s plain BN paint. Some sets feature different body types per prototype.

23470-23473 feature: Early Body. 1964+.

23471-23472 feature: ACI Plate, Wheel inspection dot.

23474-23477 features: Early body. 1973+.

23481-23482 feature: Early Body. 1960+ “As-Delivered”.

23482-23484 feature: Early Body. Primed for Grime. 1976+ with COTS, wheel dot, & ACI plate.

23478-23480 features: Late body. 1990s+. Three distinctive paint schemes.

 

Order Due Date: April 24, 2020

Anticipated Delivery Date: April 2021


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