Tangent HO PS2 2929 Covered Hopper Norfolk Southern “Original”

Description

Railroad Short Name: NS

Norfolk Southern (“Original” NS) “Delivery Gray 1-1966” illustrates the NS order for 100 PS-2 2929cf covered hoppers, delivered in the railroad’s classy Norfolk Southern stenciling, including the large and eye-catching red-painted “N”.  The models feature a see-through Morton-style running board with its distinctive side uni-wing flange, evenly-spaced round roof hatches, body-mounted brake gear and gravity outlet gates.  The B-end of the car features all of the brake details and piping of the prototype, including a gorgeous Ajax brake stand, modern brake wheel, Morton-style brake step, high-mounted retainer valve, wire piping details and a finely executed air release rod poking through the bottom sill on each side of the carbody.  Metal corner stirrup steps and flexible rubber air hoses on each end of the car provide durability.  The model rides on 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with Timken rotating bearing caps.  We are pleased to offer these classy Norfolk Southern cars from January 1966.

Features:

• Dimensional accuracy – designed from actual Pullman-Standard PS-2 2929 Covered Hopper plans
• 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
• Two different possible roof configurations
• Multiple discharge gates
• “See through” Apex or Morton running boards and Morton brake step platform
• Road-specific details for each scheme, including 3 brake wheel housing options, 2 brake cylinder options, 2 retainer valve mounting options and multiple B-End bolster web plate detail options.
• 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!
• Brass corner steps
• 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 rotating bearing caps (four possible options!) and separate brake beam part (2 possible options!) OR our all-new Tangent Scale Models 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with Retaining Bolts.
• Weighted to NMRA specifications