Announced Date: |
Aug 2021
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Released Date: |
Sept 2022
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Individually Boxed: |
No - 4 to a case |
- Road Name: Burlington (Black/White/Red)
- Road Number: 172731, 172947
- Product Line: Atlas O -Trainman
- Scale: O Scale
- Estimated Release: 4th Quarter 2021
Two road numbers are available per road name.
Features:
- Separately applied coal load, brake wheels, an brake platform
- Either flat or arched end as appropriate by railroad
- Accurate painting & lettering
- Metal couplers and sprung die-cast trucks
- True scale dimensions with accurate details
- Weighted, detailed underframes
- 3-rail trucks pre-drilled for Atlas O Adjust-A-Couplers®
Overview:
This familiar hopper was an industry standard on many railroads since the 1930s. It was adopted by the AAR as a recommended design, but fell out of favor by the mid-1950s. While offering greater capacity over cars with conventional flat sides, the original open hoppers created corrosive interaction between acidic coal and the car’s joints, leading to costly rebuilding programs.