Roundhouse HO 88185 40′ 4-Bay Offset Hoppers With Loads, Lehigh Valley (3)

Open hopper cars are used for commodities such as coal, which can suffer exposure with less detrimental effect. Hopper cars have been used by railways worldwide whenever automated cargo handling has been desired. This type of car is distinguished from a gondola car in that it has opening doors on the underside or on the sides to discharge its cargo. The offset-side 4-bay hopper represented by our model was an outgrowth of earlier 2-bay designs, and could discharge its load faster due to the 4 doors underneath.

FEATURES:
Separately applied brake wheel
33″ machined metal wheels with RP25 contours
50-ton Bettendorf or 70-ton Roller Bearing trucks
Body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
Weighted for optimum performance
Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
Painted and printed for realistic decoration
Minimum radius: 18″