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Athearn Genesis GACX Trinity 3-Bay Covered Hopper Freight Car 516051

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Model Information

HO
Athearn
Genesis
Freight Car
Hopper
Trinity 3-Bay Covered Hopper
Athearn
ATHG89944
General American Transport Corp (GATX/GACX/GGPX/GIMX/GMTX/GPEX/GPFX/GPLX)
516051
GACX
Knuckle Couplers
Metal Wheels
Air hose on each end
Animated spinning roller bearing caps
Back as a Genesis model!
Coupler cutbar
Duplicated look and feel of "In Service" equipment
Etched end platforms
Faded base colors
Fully assembled
Genesis 100-ton trucks
Interior plastic blister
Minimum radius: 18"
New 3-packs feature unique road numbers
Patches applied and shaped per road number
Photo-etched metal roofwalk
Primed for Grime
Replacement parts available
RP25 contours
Screw mounted lid
Separate brake cylinder, valve and air reservoir
Separately applied end cages
Standard size coupler draft gear box
Two body styles represent 10 panel and 12 panel variations
Weighted for trouble free operation
Window packaging
Wire brake plumbing

Prototype Details

Freight Car Builder (Various)
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Contemporary (2005 - Present)
Merger (1995 - 2005)
2000s
1990s
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Availability

April 2019
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Model Information

HO
Athearn
Genesis
Freight Car
Hopper
Trinity 3-Bay Covered Hopper
Athearn
ATHG89944
General American Transport Corp (GATX/GACX/GGPX/GIMX/GMTX/GPEX/GPFX/GPLX)
516051
GACX
Knuckle Couplers
Metal Wheels
Air hose on each end
Animated spinning roller bearing caps
Back as a Genesis model!
Coupler cutbar
Duplicated look and feel of "In Service" equipment
Etched end platforms
Faded base colors
Fully assembled
Genesis 100-ton trucks
Interior plastic blister
Minimum radius: 18"
New 3-packs feature unique road numbers
Patches applied and shaped per road number
Photo-etched metal roofwalk
Primed for Grime
Replacement parts available
RP25 contours
Screw mounted lid
Separate brake cylinder, valve and air reservoir
Separately applied end cages
Standard size coupler draft gear box
Two body styles represent 10 panel and 12 panel variations
Weighted for trouble free operation
Window packaging
Wire brake plumbing

Model Information

HO
Athearn
Genesis
Freight Car
Hopper
Trinity 3-Bay Covered Hopper
Athearn
ATHG89944
General American Transport Corp (GATX/GACX/GGPX/GIMX/GMTX/GPEX/GPFX/GPLX)
516051
GACX
Knuckle Couplers
Metal Wheels
Air hose on each end
Animated spinning roller bearing caps
Back as a Genesis model!
Coupler cutbar
Duplicated look and feel of "In Service" equipment
Etched end platforms
Faded base colors
Fully assembled
Genesis 100-ton trucks
Interior plastic blister
Minimum radius: 18"
New 3-packs feature unique road numbers
Patches applied and shaped per road number
Photo-etched metal roofwalk
Primed for Grime
Replacement parts available
RP25 contours
Screw mounted lid
Separate brake cylinder, valve and air reservoir
Separately applied end cages
Standard size coupler draft gear box
Two body styles represent 10 panel and 12 panel variations
Weighted for trouble free operation
Window packaging
Wire brake plumbing

HO Trinity 3-Bay Hopper, GACX ex SIRX #516051

Initial Source: 02_GEN_Trinity_Hopper_042619.pdf