This familiar hopper was an industry standard on many railroads since the 1930s. It was adopted by the AAR as a recommended design, but fell out of favor by the mid-1950s. While offering greater capacity over cars with conventional flat sides, the original open hoppers created corrosive interaction between acidic coal and the car’s joints, leading to costly rebuilding programs.

Features:

• Separately-applied coal load, brake wheel and brakewheel platform

• Either flat end or arched end as appropriate for railroad

• Accurate painting and lettering

• Metal couplers and sprung die-cast trucks

• True scale dimensions with accurate details

• Weighted, detailed underframes

• 2-rail cars feature scale wheels and body mounted scale couplers

Two road numbers are available per road name.

Order Due Date: April 14, 2021

Anticipated Delivery Date: December 2021

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