American Limited ~ HO Scale ~ Trinity ERCX 2 Bay Hopper 7024 ~ 2004
PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:
The 2-bay Trinity Rail 3281 Through-center sill covered hopper car is optimized to transport cement, sand, or other high-density products. Features three round 30? hatches and gravity outlet gates. These covered hopper first entered service in the late-1990s. Demand for these cars exploded when fracking became commonplace in North America. Now, a common site on freight trains, many railroads and leasing companies employ large fleets of these cars.
MODEL FEATURES:
• Two body styles: Three Loading Hatch Five Loading Hatch
• Round hatches • Photo-etched metal roofwalk
• Separately applied wire grab irons and stirrup steps
• Numerous detailed outlet versions
• Separate brake cylinder, valve and air reservoir with wire brake plumbing
• Multiple roadnumbers
• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box
• Accurately painted and printed
• Highly detailed, injection molded body
• Separately applied brake wheel
• Screw mounted trucks
• Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
• Weighted for trouble free operation
• 100-ton trucks with 36” machined metal wheels and animated spinning roller bearing caps
