Here is a Bowser 55607 Edgar Bros Clay SHPX 70 Ton 2-Bay Hopper Kit. (road number may vary). This car features a plastic construction, plastic wheels, brass axles & horn-hook couplers. In the 1930's ACF introduced a new covered hopper which would allow bulk shipments of dry materials. Previously these were packaged and resulted in hand loading and unloading. These commodities included cement dry chemicals, flour, grain. sand, sugar and many others. The first cars where shipped in October 1936 and had a capacity of 1958 cubic feet. These where soon to become a railroad standard and received AAR designation LO. They were 35' 3 in length had 2 bays with 4 discharge openings, 8 square roof hatches and 70 ton weight capacity. Through the years they were copied by several other manufacturers with very few visible changes. In time many railroad purchased or leased these cars, including roads such as ACL, C&O, CB&Q, Clinchfield, DT&I Erie, Great Northern, Nickel Plate Road, N&W, Santa Fe and many others. Many private owner cars also existed. Between 1936 and 1957 more than 21,000 of the ACF designed cars were built some of which still can be found in company service on various roads.
Condition: Factory New (C-9) Operational Status:Functional Original Box: Yes (P-9)
Manufacturer: Bowser Model Number: 55607 Road Name: Shippers Car Line (SHPX) MSRP: $13.95
Scale/Era: HO Scale Model Type: Freight Cars
The Trainz SKU for this item is P11525709.
Trainz Product Id: 11525709
WARNING:
This product can expose you to chemicals including but not limited to lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to
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