MTH 30-75728 - Airslide Hopper Car "Chessie"

Product Description

Announced Date:

Jan 2023

Released Date:

Nov 2023

Individually Boxed:

No - 2 to a case

Road Name: Chessie

Road Number: 619033

Product Line: RailKing

Scale: O Scale

Features:

Intricately Detailed, Durable ABS Body

Metal Wheels and Axles

Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks

Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers

Colorful, Attractive Paint Schemes

Decorative Brake Wheels

Separate Metal Handrails

Fast-Angle Wheel Sets

Needle-Point Axles

Unit Measures: 13” x 2 7/16” x 3 5/8”

Operates On O-31 Curves

Overview:

General American Transportation Corporation produced more than 5,000 4180 cubic foot Airslide covered hoppers between 1963 and 1980 as a response to customer demand for larger covered hoppers capable of handling bulk commodities. These very common cars continued General American’s “Airslide” family innovations from the 1950s, and proved valuable to bulk shippers who wanted a larger car than the earlier-design 2600 cubic foot cars provided.

In an Airslide covered hopper, the bays are formed into two narrow, steep-sided troughs with a layer of air-permeable material at the bottom. Air is pumped through the material causing the load to fluidize and flow easily through the hopper outlets.

High quality, traditionally sized RailKing Freight Cars provide detailed bodies and colorful paint schemes for the O Gauge railroader. MTH makes an enormous variety of RailKing Freight Cars, including many different car types and roadnames. No matter what era or part of the country you are modeling, RailKing is sure to have something for you.