Athearn HO Athearn HO three-bay offset-side hopper
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: Single car, $37.99; four-pack, $139.99
Era: 1950s+
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Athearn HO three-bay offset-side hopper features:
- Body-mounted McHenry scale plastic couplers with factory-installed trip pin
- Factory-applied wire grab irons, stirrup steps, end braces, and brake platform
- Injection-molded plastic construction
- Metal wheelsets
- Minimum radius, 18”
- Removable plastic coal load
- Screw-mounted, plastic solid-bearing trucks
- Separately applied brake gear, including brake wheel, brake wheel housing, air reservoir, brake cylinder, and control valve
Release date: Available now
Road names: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (Chinese Red with “Way of the Zephyrs” slogan); Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (Freight Car Brown with reporting marks only); Canadian National (mineral brown with block lettering); Grand Trunk Western (mineral brown with block lettering); and Seaboard Coast Line (black with yellow graphics). Nine road numbers per paint scheme (one single car and two four-packs).
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