Tangent Scale Models N 81011-17 Trinity Industries Inc 4750CuFt Covered Hopper Burlington Northern 'Delivery Cascade Green 8-1990' BN #471428

Burlington Northern (BN) “Delivery Cascade Green 9-1994” continues our tradition of offering gorgeous BN models, and this is perhaps the most desired of them all.  These cars are from the fifth 1,000 car group of the 6,000 BN-ordered Trinity 4750s.  These cars came from Trinity in the “3 line” BN scheme with the smaller BN logo, all justified to the left side of the car.  While most of the stenciling is sharp white paint against the Cascade Green carbody color, there are yellow caution lettering stenciling blocks on the sides and ends.  These cars feature the “bolt on” outlet gate design that was found on some of the Trinity 4750 prototypes.  Up on the roof of the cars are unpainted galvanized “slope up” Morton-design running boards and the galvanized steel trough hatches that Trinity applied are replicated on our model.  Every railroad had different hatches, and BN is no exception, with multiple hatch types across orders – and within each order.  The ends of the cars include a new-design brake reservoir, straight-handle coupler lift bars, separate brake wheel, etch metal Morton crossover platforms, and flexible rubber trainline air hoses.  Underneath the cars, the centersill dividers have access holes in them like they should.  These cars carrying this BN paint scheme were the capstone freight car of the Burlington Northern era.  They were the largest fleet of cars ever to wear Cascade Green Burlington Northern paint, and they exemplified the early 1990s BN era.  These cars were seemingly everywhere, and some of the fleet remains in service today in their original BN green paint, operating within the large BNSF covered hopper fleet.  Oh, and just one more thing: BN was the largest purchaser of Trinity 4750s.  These stunners are now available.