Description
Railroad Short Name: NYC
Perfect for modelers from the 1960s until today, these cars are an important part of the P-S covered hopper family. Since the beginning, these cars have crisscrossed North America running in groups and singles in freight trains. These models feature numerous roof hatch, outlet gate, running board, and end “cage” support variations per roadname and production group.
Prototype Specific ScaleTrains
- Era: 1967-1990s
- NYC Class 138-H
- New York Central (NYC) series NYC 886826-887025, built September-October 1967 (P-S Lot 9263)
- All-new model
- Four (4) different road numbers
- Continuous trough hatch with ribs
- Molded Apex (slotted) walkways and coupler platforms
- Tall end vertical grab supports
- Tall vertical end supports.
- Gravity outlets with short tracks
- Factory-applied ladders
- Air reservoir and control valve details
- Molded trainline piping
- Handbrakes mounted on the tall end vertical supports
- Highly-detailed one-piece Barber S-2 100-ton trucks
- 36” machined metal wheels
- Minimum radius: 18”
- Recommended radius: 22”
All Operator Freight Cars Feature
- Multiple road numbers
- Fully assembled
- Simplified underbody brake rigging details
- Body mounted semi-scale knuckle couplers
- Simplified printing and lettering legible even under magnification
- Accurately profiled .110″ wide wheel tread
- Weighted to Industry standards
- Operates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
- Color matched to existing Tru-Color Paint colors whenever possible
- Packaging safely stores model
- Enhancements available separately including metal grab irons, coupler cut levers, trainline hoses, and more (SXT80655)
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