Bachmann HO Trinity 5161 covered hopper
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: $59
Manufacturer: Bachmann Industries Inc., 1400 E. Erie Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19124; 215-533-1600; shop.bachmanntrains.com
Bachmann HO Trinity 5161 covered hopper features:
- Based on phase 2 prototype with 10 body panels and 17 running board supports
- Blackened machined metal wheelsets
- Body-mounted plastic E-Z Mate Mark II couplers
- Freestanding brake wheel and train line air hoses
- Injection-molded plastic construction
- New and existing tooling
- Screw-mounted roller-bearing trucks
- Separate plastic running boards with molded corner grab irons
Release date: Available now
Road names: Burlington Northern Santa Fe (Mineral Red with circle-cross herald and yellow FRA-224 stripes), CSX (tan with “CSXT Grain Express” logo), Canadian Pacific Ry. (gray with Soo Line reporting marks), and Norfolk Southern (gray with black herald). Two road numbers per paint scheme.
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