PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:
The 2-bay covered hopper first entered service in the 1950s. The cars handle loads such as cement, sand and similar denser bulk commodities.
In the 1960s, American Car and Foundry introduced the Centerflow design. The car’s rounded body provided structural strength without the added
weight of bracing, as well as making gravity unloading easier. This 2-bay car came in a 2,970-cubic foot capacity.
MODEL FEATURES:
• Round or trough hatches • Photo-etched metal roof walk
• Separately applied wire grab irons • Detailed outlets
• Multiple road numbers • Accurately painted and printed
• Highly detailed, injection molded body • Machined metal wheels
• Separately applied brake wheel • Weighted for trouble-free operation
• Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers • Separate brake cylinder, valve and air reservoir with brake plumbing
• 3-Pack available with unique road numbers; perfect for modeling a unit train • Minimum radius: 9¾”
