HO 40' Ribbed 3-Bay Ballast Hopper, SP #2 (4)
HO 40' Ribbed 3-Bay Ballast Hopper, SP #2 (4)
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.
