Tangent HO PS2 3215 Covered Hopper Minneapolis & St. Louis “M&StL”

Description

Railroad Short Name: MSTL

Features:

• Dimensional accuracy – designed from actual Pullman-Standard PS-2 3215 Covered Hopper plans
• Highly correct “true to life” colors
• Industry-leading “Hyper-Accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement
• Genuine Kadee® scale couplers
• Multiple road numbers for each scheme
• “Near-scale” draft gear box with beautifully-rendered side “key” detail
• Multiple discharge gates
• “See through” Apex running board and Apex 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 33” and 36” wheels – as appropriate for each paint scheme – with accurate front and back detail
• These models come with one pair of three possible prototype trucks that were found on the PS3215s:
  • 70-ton ASF Ride Control Plain Bearing Trucks
  • 70-Ton ASF A-3 Ride Control Roller Bearing Trucks
  • 100-Ton Barber S-2 Roller Bearing Trucks
• Weighted to NMRA specifications
• Recommended age 14 years and older