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Bluford Shops N 74158 3-Bay Offset Side Hopper Southern Pacific 'Roman Billboard Lettering - black Lines Logo' T&NO #4670
- In Stock:
- 5
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- SKU:
- BLU74158
Description
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Bluford Shops N 74158 3-Bay Offset Side Hopper Southern Pacific 'Roman Billboard Lettering - black Lines Logo' T&NO #4670
Railroad Specific Information:
Southern Pacific ordered these hoppers on behalf of their subsidiary Texas & New Orleans in 1953 from Bethlehem Steel. SP’s adoption of heavy gothic billboard lettering was still a few years away. These cars were used for coal and coke (as presented here,) limestone, aggregate, sulfur and in later years unprocessed salt.
Prototype Information:
70 ton 3-Bay Offset Side Hoppers first appeared in the late '20s and by the late '30s had become an AAR standard design with cars delivered from a number of builders in large quantities. The last of these cars were delivered in the late-'60s and many remained in service through the '80s.
These ready-to-run models feature:
- Diecast slope sheet-hopper bay-center sill assembly
- Injection molded plastic sides, ends, and hopper doors
- Fully molded brake tank, valve and air lines
- Slope sheet braces
- Separately molded vertical brake rod and lever assembly
- Body mounted brake hose detail
- 'Coal' load except as noted
- Body mounted magnetically operating couplers; close coupling;
- Friction bearing or roller bearing trucks as appropriate for each road name
- All road names are produced in multiple road numbers.
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