Product Title: Atlas 3001380-1 O Premier Coalporter Hopper Burlington Northern 534425 O scale
Manufacturer: Atlas
Scale: O
Condition: Item Condition: C-10, Box Condition P-9
Operational Status: This item is brand-new and is assumed to be fully operational according to the manufacturer's specifications.
TCA Condition/Grading Standards: C-10: Mint—Brand New: all original; unused and unblemished.
TCA Box Grading Standards: P-9: Store New: Complete and all original and unused. May have merchant additions such as store stamps, price tags et al. Boxes must have inner liner/s, if appropriate.
Listing Notes: Car Mint, Box Factory New (Minimal Storage Wear)
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Manufacturer Information:
The Coalporter was developed by Bethlehem Steel Car in 1978, in an effort to create a higher-capacity, more efficient coal car. The traditional bottom hoppers were replaced by twin tubs, or troughs, that filled the space between the trucks. These increased the cubic capacity of the car and gave the added advantage of a lower center of gravity for better tracking. These original Coalporters were steel-bodied, but a drop in aluminum prices in the mid-1980s opened the door to the introduction of the aluminum-bodied BethGon Coalporter in 1985.
Our highly detailed Premier model duplicates this prototype feature and also offers separately added metal grab irons and a removable coal load.
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