HO 55 Ton Steel Hopper CCSt&L by MTH (MTH8097001)

80-97001

Product Line: MTH HO
Roadname: Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago & St. Louis RY
USRA 55-Ton Steel Twin Hopper Car - CCC&St. Louis RY
No. 79367 79380

First appeared in: 2009 HO Volume 2

When America's railroads were nationalized during World War I, the United States Railroad Administration created 12 standard locomotive designs - including the USRA Mikado shown elsewhere in this catalog - and 5 standardized freight cars. One of the most enduring car designs was the 55-ton all-steel hopper, of which 22,000 cars were delivered by the USRA to 23 railroads. After the war, the American Railroad Association adopted the design as its standard practice, and near-clones were built by the tens of thousands - the majority of which worked long enough to help win the next World War and contribute to the prosperity that followed.
Features
Intricately Detailed Durable ABS Body
Metal Wheels and Axles
Decorative Brake Wheels
Separate Metal Handrails
1:87 Scale Dimensions
Kadee® Compatible Couplers
Detailed Undercarriage
Detailed 4-Wheel Trucks
Unit Measures: 4 3/4” x 1 3/8” x 1 1/2”
Operates On 18” Radius Curves

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