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PREORDER Athearn HO 98650 5-Bay Rapid Discharge Hoppers, GGPX #2 (5) | 169.99

SKU: ATH-98650-PRE
10% down: $17.00
Our Price: $169.99
MSRP: $199.99

Note: You will reserve this item today for a 10% down payment of $17. Approximately 30-45 days before your item is expected at the warehouse, we will invoice you $152.99 plus shipping and any applicable taxes.

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Expected release date is Aug 1st 2024

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The unit train concept was pioneered by Ortner Freight Car Co. in 1960 as an effort to streamline bulk cargo unloading. Robert Ortner, developer of the rapid-discharge door system, targeted unloading a train of rapid discharge cars in 30 minutes to an hour. Previously this same task would take four hours or longer. Unit trains shuttle back and forth between mines and power plants eliminating dwell time in yards. The concept has become ubiquitous to the modern railroading scene. In more recent years many of these cars have been converted to sugar beet hauling service and had capacity extensions installed.

FEATURES:
Removable load
Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
Separately applied brake wheel
Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
Minimum radius: 18"
Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
IPSX, OMAX, and SMEX are coal service cars. CBNS, HLMX, and ITGX are sugar beet service cars.
Sugar beet service cars will include newly-developed etched upper extensions included in poly bag
Decorated models fully-assembled and ready to run out of the box
Separately applied wire grab irons on side ladders
Weighted for trouble-free operation
All 5 packs come with unique road numbers