ATHEARN - HO 40' Ribbed 3-Bay Ballast Hopper, SLSF #97003 - (7636)

MODEL FEATURES:


• Removable load

• Separately applied wire grab irons and brake wheel

• Solid nickel silver wheels with RP25 contours

• Weighted for optimum performance

• Body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers

• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body

• Painted and printed for realistic decoration

• Minimum radius: 18


PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

A hopper car is a type of railroad freight car used to transport loose bulk commodities such as coal, ore, grain, and track ballast. Two main types of hopper car exist: covered hopper cars, which are equipped with a roof, and open hopper cars, which do not have a roof.

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