HO 40' Ribbed 3-Bay Ballast Hopper, UP #1 (4)

HO 40' Ribbed 3-Bay Ballast Hopper, UP #1 (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.