Athearn - N Scale - PS-2 2893 3-Bay Covered Hopper - Individual - Great Northern (GN) #71971 - Blue With White Lettering & Logo (SKU 140-28339)
Available On: July 1, 2022
PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:
Pullman-Standard dominated the covered hopper car market beginning in the 1950s, thanks to the design success of their PS-2 series of covered hoppers.
Designed to carry bulk commodities, such as grain, cement, salt, potash and other mineral products, these cars roamed the rails of North America for
decades, attesting to their utilitarian functionality.
MODEL FEATURES:
• Separately applied round roof hatches
• Separately applied wire grab irons
• Separate brake cylinder, valve and air reservoir with Detailed outlets
• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box
• Machined metal wheels
• Truck mounted McHenry operating knuckle couplers
• Clear plastic jewel box for convenient storage
• Minimum radius: 10”
• Photo-etched metal roof walk
• Accurately painted and printed
• Highly detailed, injection molded body
• Separately applied brake wheel
• Screw mounted trucks
• Weighted for trouble free operation
• Operates on Code 55 and 80 rail
Order Due Date: December 28, 2020
Anticipated Delivery Date: January 2022
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