WalthersMainline HO 41-foot ballast hopper
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: $31.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
Features on WalthersMainline HO 41-foot ballast hopper:
- 36” turned-metal wheels mounted on plastic axles
- Body-mounted Proto-Max metal couplers
- Factory-applied brake details, crossover platforms, and longitudinal doors
- Heavy, die-cast metal underframe
- Injection-molded plastic body
- Molded corner posts, end posts, hand brake posts, and ladders stiles
- Screw-mounted plastic roller-bearing trucks with raised foundry data
- Screw-mounted plastic draft-gear box covers
- See-through pull loops above stirrup steps on all four corners
Release date: Available now
Road names: Burlington Northern (oxide red), Amtrak (yellow), Canadian Pacific (black with Multimark herald), Conrail (gray), CSX (orange), Herzog (brown with yellow FRA-224 stripes), Norfolk Southern (orange), and Union Pacific (MOW Green). Four road numbers per scheme; also available undecorated.
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