Athearn N 40' 3-Bay Offset Hopper with Load W&LE #2 (4), ATH5114

Description

MODEL FEATURES: Removable coal loadWeighted and painted die-cast under frameFlat ends unless notedRoller bearing or Bettendorf trucksScale profile brake wheelFully-assembled and ready-to-runAccurately painted and printedHighly detailed, injection molded bodyMachined metal wheelsScrew mounted trucksBody mounted McHenry knuckle couplersClear plastic jewel box for convenient storageOperates on Code 55 and 80 railMinimum radius: 9 ¾”PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:The development of the hopper car went along with the development of automated handling of such commodities, with automated loading and unloading facilities. Open hopper cars are used for commodities such as coal, which can suffer exposure with less detrimental effect. Hopper cars have been used by railways worldwide whenever automated cargo handling has been desired. This page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article "Hopper Car" ; it is used under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (CC-BY-SA). You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the CC-BY-SA.