Atlas Trainman®
HO Scale
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.
Features:
- Fully assembled and ready for your layout
- Accurately painted and printed
- Weighted, detailed underframe
- Separately applied brake wheel
- True scale dimensions with accurate details
- Includes removable coal load
- Machined metal RP25 profile wheel sets
- Factory-equipped with AccuMate® knuckle couplers
- Minimum radius: 18"
Accumate® couplers are made under license from AccuRail, Inc.