Athearn 7636 HO 40ft Ballast Hopper - SLSF #97003

PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:
A hopper car is a type of railroad freight car used to transport loose bulk
commodities such as coal, ore, grain, and track ballast. Two main types
of hopper car exist: covered hopper cars, which are equipped with a roof,
and open hopper cars, which do not have a roof.

MODEL FEATURES:
• Removable load
• Separately applied wire grab irons and brake wheel
• Solid nickel silver wheels with RP25 contours
• Weighted for optimum performance
• Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
• Painted and printed for realistic decoration
• Minimum radius: 18”