American Car & Foundry 5,701-cubic-foot-capacity Pressureaide Center Flow covered hopper
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: $47.95 (undecorated, $37.95)
Era: 1985 to present (varies depending on paint scheme)
Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., Inc., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com
Features:
- Etched-metal running boards
- Detailed brake gear with piping
- 100-ton roller-bearing trucks with blackened metal wheels
- Body-mounted Accumate couplers
- Available now
Road Names: Penwest (white and blue), Archer Daniels Midland (gray with molecule and leaf logos), Grace Davison (green and white), Luzenac America (green, orange, and white), OMYA (white and blue), Solvay Chemicals (white and black), and Venturi (white and blue with conspicuity stripes and white and blue with orange sill, two road numbers each). New numbers: Venturi (white and blue as-delivered scheme, two numbers). Three numbers per scheme unless noted, also available undecorated.
Company Information: Atlas Model Railroad Co. produces model train equipment in HO, N, O, and Z scales. The company’s headquarters are in Hillside, N.J.
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