Athearn HO three-bay offset-side hopper
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: Single car, $39.99; four-pack, $139.99
Era: 1950s+ to 1970s+ (varies based on paint scheme)
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Athearn HO wood-chip hopper features:
- Body-mounted McHenry plastic scale couplers
- Injection-molded plastic body
- Machined metal wheelsets with RP-25 contours
- Minimum radius, 15”
- Removable plastic wood-chip load
- Screw-mounted solid-bearing trucks with separate brake beam detail
- Separate, factory-applied brake wheel
- Wire grab irons
- Wood-chip extension
Release date: Available now
Road names: Canadian National; Apache Ry.; Boston & Maine; Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (three-bay hopper body and wood-chip extension with exterior posts); Southern Pacific; and Weyerhaeuser. Nine road numbers per scheme (one single car and two four-packs). Models feature offset-side three-bay hopper body and wood-chip extension with exterior posts unless noted.
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