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
Different road number may be pictured. Please always check description for the road number you are ordering.
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
Different road number may be pictured. Please always check description for the road number you are ordering.
Products are covered for one year by Atlas' warranty, provided that the product arrival date was within three years of the date of purchase. Please see manufacturer's website for further details.
