Atlas Trainman HO two-bay hopper
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: Single car, $26.95; three-pack, $80.85
Era: 1930s to 1970s
Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 908-687-0880; shop.atlasrr.com
Atlas Trainman HO two-bay hopper features:
- Blackened metal wheels on plastic axles
- Body-mounted Accumate couplers
- Factory-applied brake wheel, chassis, and slope sheet covers
- Freestanding air reservoir, brake cylinder, and control valve
- Modeler-installed hopper latch bars
- Molded grab irons, ladders, and stirrup steps
- Removable plastic coal load
- Screw-mounted 50-ton solid-bearing trucks
Release date: Available now
Road names: New paint schemes — Hallett (green and white) and Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (black and white). New road numbers — Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (oxide and white); Baltimore & Ohio (black and white); and Southern Ry. (Alabama Great Southern, black and white). Two single cars and one three-pack per paint scheme.
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