News & Reviews News Trinity 3281 hopper from Walthers Mainline

Trinity 3281 hopper from Walthers Mainline

By Mitch Horner | December 28, 2022

HO scale hopper will be available in six paint schemes

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Trinity 3281 hopper from Walthers Mainline

Scale: HO (1:87.1)

Price: $31.98

Era: Late 1990s+ (varies depending on paint scheme)

Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218, 414-527-0770, walthers.com

Trinity 3281 hopper: A pink model hopper car is shown against a white background

Trinity 3281 hopper features:

  • Separately-applied brake gear, running board, discharge gates, inlet hatches, and end ladder cages
  • Correct 36″ RP-25 metal wheelsets
  • Proto-Max metal knuckle couplers

Release date: Winter 2023

Road names: Blue Circle Cement (white with BCAX reporting mark); CIT Group (white); Chicago Freight Car Leasing (white with CRDX reporting mark); CSX (tan); Halliburton (pink breast cancer awareness paint scheme); Norfolk Southern (white). Four road numbers per paint scheme. 

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