{"product_id":"atlas-3003080-1-norfolk-southern-ns-horsehead-coalporter-premier-silver-52083-limited-o-scale-new","title":"Atlas 3003080-1 NORFOLK SOUTHERN NS (HORSEHEAD) Coalporter PREMIER SILVER #52083 LIMITED O Scale NEW","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProduct Title: \u003c\/b\u003eAtlas 3003080-1 NORFOLK SOUTHERN NS (HORSEHEAD) Coalporter PREMIER SILVER #52083 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;\"\u003eStock photo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eManufacturer Information:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 align=\"justify\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\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\u003ch3 align=\"justify\"\u003ePrototype Info\u003c\/h3\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, its not a hopper. Its 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 cars 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\u003ch3\u003eAbout Atlas O Premier Rolling Stock\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAtlas O Premier Rolling Stock is prototypically accurate and includes a wide array of car types, from box cars, to passenger cars to cabooses. In addition to being intricately detailed, Atlas O Premier Rolling Stock features crisp painting and lettering, perfectly recreating the colorful paint schemes found on their real-world counterparts. Atlas O Premier Rolling Stock is ready to run right out of the box, so you can go straight from the hobby store to using the model in your fleet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48476100591857,"sku":"3003080-1","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0331\/2330\/3564\/files\/3003071.jpg?v=1785868797","url":"https:\/\/bradystrains.com\/products\/atlas-3003080-1-norfolk-southern-ns-horsehead-coalporter-premier-silver-52083-limited-o-scale-new","provider":"Brady's Train Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}