ScaleTrains Rivet Counter N SXT33542 Thrall-Trinity 42' Coil Steel Car Norfolk Southern 'Protect III' NS #167031

Description

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ScaleTrains Rivet Counter N SXT33542 Thrall-Trinity 42' Coil Steel Car Norfolk Southern 'Protect III' NS #167031

In the mid 1990s, Thrall Car Manufacturing introduced the 42’ coil steel car. This car shared many traits common to other Thrall built coil steel cars, including the basic body construction and jack pad design. The big difference with this version of the Thrall design was the fact that it was shorter and only had one hood. In 2001, Thrall Car Manufacturing was purchased by Trinity Industries and with this purchase, Trinity continued to build these same cars. The latest cars were delivered in 2012. The Trinity built cars have some detail differences from the Thrall built cars by adding a separate handrail to the ends of the car body and moving the end railings off the ends of the hood. These cars can be seen in singles or small groups roaming all over the country.

Road Number Specific ScaleTrains

• All-new model
• Era: 1994 to present
• Series 167000 to 167199, built Nov 1994/Jan 1995
• Fully assembled
• Multiple road numbers - NS 167031, 167152, 167062, 167064, 167151, 167195
• Early body type, built by Thrall: Thrall builder logos, heavy 'H' shaped reinforcement on top of draft gear, and end handrails attached to hood ends
• Protect III Hood, unique to Norfolk Southern
• Hoods are constructed with 10 individual parts including four wireform side grab irons, two wireform end handrails, two hood stacking brackets, two hood reinforcement braces, and lifting bail
• Five wrapped coil steel weight loads: two small and three medium
• Separate positionable coil steel load dividers
• Simulated wood interior floor using hand applied wash
• Body with four wireform side grab irons
• Factory-applied hood guides; brake wheel, stand, and chain; coupler cut levers; and trainline hoses
• See-through photo-etched metal wrap-around walkway
• Complete underbody brake system with over 10 separately applied parts including air reservoir, control valve, retainer valve, and wireform plumbing
• ASF Ride Control trucks with finely rendered raised foundry data
• 36” machined metal wheels
• Body-mounted semi-scale standard Type E knuckle couplers – Micro-Trains compatible
• Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
• Weighted to Industry standards for reliable operation
• Operates on Code 55 and 70 rail
• Clear jewel box packaging safely stores model
• Minimum radius: 9 ¾”
• Recommended radius: 11”