Athearn Genesis ACFX ACF 4600 Freight Car 49536
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PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION Late - As above but with double side stiffeners (post 1971) The 3-bay CenterFlow covered hopper first entered service in the mid-1960s, * Round or trough hatches built by American Car and Foundry. The cars handle loads such as grain, corn * Photo-etched metal roofwalk and similar bulk commodities. The Centerflow design relies on the car's round- * Separately applied wire grab irons and stirrup steps ed body to provide structural strength - eliminating the traditional center sill, and * Numerous detailed outlet versions making gravity unloading easier. * Separate brake cylinder, valve and air reservoir with wire brake plumbing Our 3-bay car represents the common 4600 cu.ft. capacity version. The rail- * Multiple roadnumbers roads looking to replace their aging 40' box cars in grain service needed a * Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box modern hopper design - one that could operate within the tighter Plate B clear- * Accurately painted and printed ances for light branchline and industrial service. ACF's design won them many * Highly-detailed, injection molded body contracts from a plethora of railroads. One can find these cars still in revenue * Separately applied brake wheel service today in grain trains and other similar service. * Screw mounted trucks * Body-mounted McHenry(R) operating scale knuckle couplers * Weighted for optimum performance * Genesis 100-ton trucks with 36" machined metal wheels and animated spinning roller bearing caps $64.99 INDIVIDUAL | $164.99 3-PACK PRIMED FOR GRIME - $69.99 INDIVIDUAL A T H E A R N VISIT Your Local Retailer CLICK Athearn.com CALL 1.800.338.4639
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