Athearn Genesis HO ATHG97159 Trinity 3-Bay Covered Hoppers KYLE KRIX #56043

Description

Athearn Genesis HO ATHG97159 Trinity 3-Bay Covered Hoppers KYLE KRIX #56043

MODEL FEATURES:

• Two body styles represent 10-panel and 12-panel variations
• Coupler cut lever and air hose on each end
• Separate brake cylinder, valve and air reservoir with wire brake plumbing
• Photo-etched metal roofwalk
• Body-mounted, McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
• Standard size coupler draft gear box with screw mounted lid
• Genesis 100-ton trucks with animated spinning roller bearing caps
• 36” machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
• Weighted for optimum performance
• Minimum radius: 18”

PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE

• Duplicated look and feel of 'In Service' equipment
• Faded base colors matched to the prototype
• Perfect starting point for adding grime and rust

PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

Trinity developed many new designs that became ubiquitous to present day railroading. One of their most famous designs is the 3-bay 5161cuft covered hopper. This covered hopper is optimized to transport agricultural products, sugar, dry chemicals, or other similar products and can be seen in unit train assignments all over North America. Introduced around 1995, these cars are extremely common today and owned by many Class 1 and short line railroads alike.

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