During the 1960s, railcar builders experimented with covered hopper designs to satisfy the evolving needs of shippers as they moved away from forty-foot box cars to bulk transport railcars. Pullman’s PS-2 design evolution continued in 1966 when the “Low Side” 4427 was replaced with the “High Side” version. The 4427 “High Side” was visually distinctive with its high slope bays and center of gravity, which sped the unloading process of bulk commodities. The “High Side” 4427 included 13 exterior side posts, similar to its sister car design, the PS-2 4740, which had 16 side posts. Both designs were introduced in 1966, and 4427 “High Side” production ended in 1971 after delivery of approximately 12,000 cars.

The Tangent Scale Models PS4427 “High Side” is a dimensionally-accurate replica of the real car and provides continuity with their other Pullman-Standard covered hoppers, including model design, scheme colors, and stenciling. Tangent Scale Models model includes key build variations: stirrup steps, roof hatches, jacking pads, tow loops, discharge gates, and side air lines. This replica includes Tangent Scale Models “near-scale” draft gear box including side “key” detail. Tangent Scale Models ready-to-operate replica is finished with coupler lift bars accompanying Kadee scale couplers, sufficient hidden weights, and CNC-machined wheels to ensure the model operates as good as it looks.

Features for Tangent Scale Models PS PS-2CD 4427 High Side Covered Hopper replicas include:

• Dimensional accuracy – designed from Pullman-Standard plans and verified with field measurements

• Highly correct “true to life” colors

• “Hyper-Accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement

• “Near-scale” draft gear box with beautifully-rendered side “key” detail

• Genuine Kadee scale “scale-head” couplers

• Multiple road numbers for each scheme where appropriate

• “See through” running boards

• Etched metal crossover platforms

• Road-specific details for each scheme: 6 different outlet gates (that’s right!), 2 different sets of roof hatches, 2 different running board end supports, jacking pad/tow loop options, 2 different crossover platform options, 2 different end ladder options, 2 different brake wheels, 2 different side air line options and 2 different center sill options. (Whew!)

• Beautiful details – wire ladder rungs, wire grab irons, and wire coupler lift bars – no “molded in” plastic grab irons anywhere!

• Separate air hoses

• Precision Tangent Scale Models 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with roadname-specific rotating bearing caps and separate brake beam part

• CNC-machined 36” wheels with accurate front and back profile detail

• Replacement 36” semi-scale wheels for Tangent Scale Models “rotating bearing cap” trucks are available separately from Tangent in either blackened or nickel-silver finish

• Genuine Kadee scale “scale-head” couplers

• Recommended age 14 years and older

– Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe ATSF “Delivery 12-1966” shows the as-delivered red with classic circle-cross Santa Fe logo. The ATSF rostered an astounding 3,900 High Side PS4427 covered hoppers. Tangent Scale Models chose the December 1966 group for this release, totaling 1250 cars and part of the Santa Fe’s GA-161 car class. The models come equipped with Portloc gravity gates and Apex style end crossover platforms. With a 1966 built date, the Santa Fe cars follow the details of earlier PS4427 High Side prototypes, including center sill supports between the bays and solid end running board supports. The finely-printed capacity data, internal liner application dates, lube data and even the end air reservoir IDT dates all vary from car number to car number. ATSF-Red 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with accurate (and rotating!) Brenco-6 caps finish the model. This is an important group of cars on the Santa Fe, and they deserve to be done accurately.

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