O 3-Bay Cylindrical Hopper Penn Central

Introduction

Introduced in 1961 by ACF to haul sand, clay, salt, grain and bulk plastics, the Cylindrical Hopper was the first commercially successful tank-type covered hopper car design. A few of the more than 4,000 cars of this type built through 1966 can still be seen in service today across the United States.

Features:

• Accurate painting and lettering
  
• Spring die-cast 100-ton roller-bearing trucks with rotating bearing caps
• Opening hatches
• True dimensions and details
• Realistic see through roof walks
• Separately-applied grab irons
• Separately-applied brake detail
• Die-cast articulated couplers (3-rail)
• 3 Bay Minimum radius curve: O-31 (3-rail)