Product Title: Atlas 8491-3 NEW HAVEN 55 Ton Coal Hopper O Scale
Manufacturer: Atlas
Scale: O
Condition: Item Condition: C-8, Box Condition P-7
Operational Status:
TCA Condition/Grading Standards: C-8: Like New—Complete All Original: no rust, no missing parts; may show effects of being on display and/or age; may have been run.
TCA Box Grading Standards: P-7: Excellent: Complete and all original. Handling indentations, minute edge wear, small creases.
Listing Notes: Like new , box in good cond.
Photos: Stock photo included for reference.
Manufacturer Information:
During World War I, the US railroads experienced a critical equipment shortage due to increased traffic needs. This 55 Ton Hopper Car was one of the body types designed by the United States Railroad Administration (USRA) to relieve this shortage. Built in 1918, 25,000 of these cars were primarily assigned to the great coal-hauling roads of the east and mid-west. The car design was very successful and later became one of the standard cars of the American Railway Association.
Features:
- Upgraded tooliing with modern brakewheel arrangement (2024 and later)
- Die-cast centerbeam and chassis
- Wire grab irons
- Die-cast stirrups
- Opening, sprung hopper doors
- Die-cast Andrews trucks
- Prototypical painting and lettering
- Die-cast articulated couplers with trainline detail (3-Rail)
- Scale die-cast couplers and 33" wheelsets (2-Rail)
- Minimum diameter curve (3-Rail): O-31
- Minimum radius (2-Rail) : 24"
Ford Trademarks and Trade Dress used under license to Atlas Model Railroad Co., Inc.
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