Tangent HO PS 3400cf Quad Coal Hopper Bessemer & Lake Erie “Delivery Orange T8 Auto-Flo” #65548

Description

Railroad Short Name: BLE

Bessemer & Lake Erie (B&LE) “Delivery Orange T8 and T16 Auto-Flo 2-1976” replicates two slightly different one-of-a-kind B&LE experimental hopper cars.  These prototypes featured modified test outlet gate components, and because of the test nature of these cars, B&LE painted them orange.  Tangent is offering these cars by popular demand resplendent in the orange paint jobs, however the outlet gates are not 100% accurate for these experimental “one-off” cars.  The bodies of these orange cars are identical to the 1975-built COR-TEN cars.  The Tangent model features an accurate 1975-built Pullman body.  For the car’s construction, Pullman-Standard used the distinctive Pullman “trapezoid” indentations on the flat side panels, as well as riveted construction.  This Tangent model executes all of those details, inside and out.  The Quad hopper bays have separate door and door frame detail.  The hopper doors themselves are fitted with intricate Wine door locking mechanisms, accurate for these Pullman cars.  The B-End of the car has an accurate Ajax high handbrake, Morton brake step and modern brake wheel.  Inside, the models have a gorgeous (and removable!) flood-style coal load.  These coal cars roll on Tangent 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with separate truck brake beams and rotating “Timken” caps.  Tangent is offering both the individual T8 and T16 Auto-Flo cars with their 2-1976 build dates.

Features:

• Dimensional accuracy – designed from Pullman-Standard 3400cf Quad Coal Hopper plans and verified with field measurements
• Highly correct “true to life” colors
• Industry-leading “Hyper-Accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement
• Genuine Kadee® scale couplers
• “Near-scale” draft gear box with beautifully-rendered side “key” detail
• Multiple road numbers for each scheme
• Beautiful, B&LE representative “flood-style” coal load
• “See through” brake step platform
• B&LE-specific details, including correct Ajax brake wheel housing
• Beautiful details including separately-applied scale wire grab irons and coupler lift bars – no “molded on” plastic grab irons or “thick” plastic grab iron parts anywhere on this replica!
• Separate flexible rubber air hoses
• CNC-machined 36” wheels with accurate front and back detail
• Our precision Tangent Scale Models 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with prototype-specific “Brenco-6” rotating bearing caps and separate brake beam part
• Weighted to NMRA specifications – yes, even with the coal load removed
• Recommended age 14 years and older