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PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
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.
MODEL FEATURES:
- Removable coal load
- Flat ends unless noted
- Scale profile brake wheel
- Screw mounted trucks
- Operates on Code 55 and 80 rail
- Highly detailed, injection molded body
- Weighted and painted die-cast under frame
- Roller bearing or Bettendorf trucks
- Machined metal wheels
- Body mounted McHenry® knuckle couplers
- Accurately painted and printed
- Minimum radius: 9 3⁄4”
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