{"product_id":"atlas-3003076-4-conrail-coalporter-507480-limited-o-scale-new","title":"Atlas 3003076-4 Conrail Coalporter 507480 Limited O Scale NEW","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProduct Title: \u003c\/b\u003eAtlas 3003076-4 Conrail Coalporter 507480 Limited O Scale\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eManufacturer: \u003c\/b\u003eAtlas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScale: \u003c\/b\u003eO\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font - weight: 400;\"\u003e Item Condition: C-10, Box Condition P-10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOperational Status: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font - weight: 400;\"\u003eThis item is assumed to be fully operational according to the manufacturer's specifications.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTCA Condition\/Grading Standards: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font - weight: 400;\"\u003eC-10: Mint—Brand New: all original; unused and unblemished.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTCA Box Grading Standards: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font - weight: 400;\"\u003eP-10: Mint—Brand New: Complete and all original as manufactured and unused. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhotos: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font - weight: 400;\"\u003eSee photos  NOTE the stock image has a different road number. The one you are getting is the one in the box. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eManufacturer Information:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"story\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe Coalporter is one of the latest evolutions in the more-than-150-year history of the American coal hopper. But technically speaking, it’s not a hopper. It’s a high-sided gondola, because it lacks the bottom-opening doors that characterize a true hopper. The only way to unload a Coalporter is to turn it upside down, which is exactly what happens at the rotary unloading facilities at factories and power plants served by Coalporter trains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe switch to aluminum shaved five tons off the car’s weight — meaning that each car could carry five tons of additional payload, or an additional 575 tons of coal in a typical Coalporter unit train. Coalporters generally operate in solid unit trains. One end of each car is equipped with a rotary coupler, to allow a train to be fed through a rotary unloader without uncoupling the cars. Our highly detailed Premier model duplicates this prototype feature and also offers separately added metal grab irons and a removable coal load.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"story\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntricately Detailed Durable ABS Body\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetal Wheels and Axles\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDie-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColorful, Attractive Paint Schemes\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating Die-Cast Metal Couplers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFast-Angle Wheel Sets\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeedle-Point Axles\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1:48 Scale Dimensions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Atlas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48471132700913,"sku":"3003076-4","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0331\/2330\/3564\/files\/3003069_2b2e3c5f-ec4e-47ba-a43f-721c49547668.jpg?v=1785782637","url":"https:\/\/bradystrains.com\/products\/atlas-3003076-4-conrail-coalporter-507480-limited-o-scale-new","provider":"Brady's Train Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}