Description
Rio Grande and Union Pacific O Gauge Smooth-Sided Hopper Car
This smooth-sided hopper car is one of the model train freight cars that help bring granular cargo to life on your 3-rail O scale layout. Its center-flow design reflects the hoppers railroads still rely on today to move grain, sand, fertilizer, soda ash, and plastic pellets.
Prototype Background
Modern hoppers evolved from 19th century open-top coal cars. Those early cars had open tops for loading, tall sides for capacity, and multiple bottom hatches for quick unloading. This model captures the later refinement: rounded outward sides for added capacity, multiple top hatches for faster loading, and a single channel that directs material to the discharge hatches.
Model Details
- Boxy hopper profile with smooth, gently curving sides
- Detailed walkway running around all four sides of the roof
- Loading hatches along the roof centerline
- Four discharge hatches on the underframe
- Add-on brake wheel
- Ladders at all four corners
- Plastic trucks with smooth-rolling metal wheels
- Extended coupler length, measured coupler to coupler at 14 inches
Decoration
The long, open body of this hopper offers plenty of room for colorful graphics. Each car is uniquely numbered, so no two are alike, and the Rio Grande and Union Pacific paint schemes add classic railroad character to your fleet.
Features
- Each car is uniquely numbered, so no two are alike
- Compatible with 3-rail O scale track
- Navigates O-27 curves
- Limited edition
- For best results, lubricate all metal parts before running
Specifications
- Dimensions: 14 in. L x 2-5/8 in. W x 3-3/4 in. H
- Scale: O
- Gauge: 3-rail
Packaging
The hopper car arrives in a clear protective insert to help keep the model safe.
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