N scale freight cars
Norfolk & Western H2a hoppers: On the Norfolk & Western, hopper cars were the most common type of freight cars on the roster – about a 4-to-1 ratio of hopper cars over all other cars combined. The H2a 3-Bay Hopper was the most common type and was numbered from 15,500 – 25,499; 26,000 – 26,999; 28,500 – 29,999; and 31,000 – 31,999. That is one impressive class. Norfolk & Western also leased these hopper cars to Pennsylvania RR and Baltimore & Ohio where they were painted in their respective schemes.
In this production run, we are offering models of three Norfolk & Western paint schemes, one Pennsylvania RR scheme, and one Baltimore & Ohio scheme. We are also building models of H2a cars painted in the liveries of four other major railroads who owned similar cars, and we have built four fantasy models that will add fun to your layout.
The hopper car models come completely assembled and decorated. Each 2-pack contains two distinctive cars with different road numbers. Click here for more on these hoppers.
Features:
- Plastic (ABS) body with ABS chassis
- Metal wheels and axles milled for Ultra-Smooth Friction-Free movement
- Detailed Underbody
- Removable Coal Load
- Detailed Interior
- Operating Knuckle Couplers
- Will Operate on Code 55, 70, and 80 rail
- Minimum Operating Radius: 9 inches
- Sold in two-packs
- Available December 2022
Road Names: Norfolk & Western (three paint schemes); Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Baltimore & Ohio; Chesapeake & Ohio; Chessie System with Chesapeake & Ohio reporting marks; Pennsylvania RR; and Western Maryland. Fantasy schemes: Appalachian Bituminous, Consolidated Power & Light, Peabody Coal Co., and Stocking Lump Coal Distributors (green and red, two road numbers per scheme). Four numbers per scheme unless noted.
Price: $54.99
Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, LLC is the world’s foremost producer of top-quality HO and N scale model trains. BLI is proud to introduce Paragon4 – The new benchmark for premium HO sound-equipped locomotives. These DC and DCC-Sound equipped locomotives feature the ALL-NEW Paragon4 sound and control system. Each Paragon4 locomotive comes with BLI’s own integral DCC Decoder factory installed. Paragon4 locomotives offer Dual Mode DC and DCC operation with superb back EMF motor control, improved DC motor control, built-in capacitor pack for more reliable electrical pick-up, industry best on-board sound with Rolling Thunder functionality, Pro Lighting Mode for prototypical light control, Switcher model for precise low speed control, recordable DCC operation for automated playback, and the same excellent detail level as Broadway Limited’s Paragon3 Series models.
Reproduced from Broadway Limited Imports’ news release April 24, 2022
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