Tangent Scale Models N 81012-23 Trinity Industries Inc 4750CuFt Covered Hopper Union Pacific 'Delivery Gray 10-1993' UP #87374

Union Pacific (UP) “Delivery 10-1993” is an exciting offering for us, because Union Pacific was a large user of the Trinity 4750 as well.  Union Pacific ordered these cars in a more neutral gray than previous covered hopper purchases – not the typical, darker, “Harbor Mist” gray.  The cars have the distinctive UP shield in the center of the car that screams 1990s UP painting practices.  These Trinity 4750s include the “bolt on” outlet gate design that was found on some of the Trinity 4750 prototypes.  Up on the roof of the cars you will find 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 UP is no exception.  The ends of the cars include 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 UP paint scheme were from a grouping of 1,800 cars purchased from Trinity Industries.  These stunners are now available.