Tangent HO Trinity 4750 Covered Hopper GACX “ex BN”

Description

Railroad Short Name: GACX

GACX “BN Patch 2010” is one of two BN/BNSF patch-out offerings in this run of Trinity 4750s, and are in general lease service.  These cars are former BN Cascade Green cars that were patched out.  These models are interesting because they mimic GATX’s patching of the BN reporting marks and logos, however they retain most of the other data.  We offer a muted carbody green color and fresh gray patch outs, just like the real cars had.  These former BN cars were built in 1994.  These cars have a Phase 4 body and bolster arrangement, including the jacking pad design that is less long horizontally, and with an oval-shaped attachment hole in the center.  Additionally, these cars introduce the “bolt on” outlet gate design that was found on some of the Trinity 4750 prototypes.  Up on the roof of the cars is a unpainted galvanized “slope up” Morton-design running board, and the fiberglass trough hatches that were applied during the BNSF era.  The ends of the cars include a body-mount brake system, Universal 9300DC brake housing, tube-style defect card holders, and straight-handle coupler lift bars, all of which are accurately modeled on our Tangent replicas.  Underneath the cars, the centersill dividers have access holes in them like they should, and a “angled style” AEI tag mount.

Features:

• Dimensional accuracy – designed from Pullman-Standard plans and verified with field measurements
• Highly correct “true to life” colors
• “Hyper-Accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement
• “Near-scale” draft gear box with beautifully-rendered side “key” detail
• Multiple road numbers for each scheme
• Road-specific details for each scheme
• “See through” etched metal running boards and crossover platforms (in 6 possible combinations)
• Multiple new carbody configurations
• Multiple brake layout configurations
• 4 all-new brakewheel housing and clevis options
• 6 new outlet gates
• 9 all-new original + replacement style roof hatch parts
• 4 jacking pad varieties covering Trinity production from 1988-1995
• 5 different AEI tags covering different railroad-specified applications
• Models with and without shaker bracket parts, as appropriate
• Beautiful details – wire grab irons and coupler lift bars – no “molded in” plastic grab irons here!
• Separate air hoses
• 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!)
• CNC-machined 36” wheels
• Genuine Kadee® scale couplers