The 14-Panel 70 Ton 3-bay hopper design first appeared in 1956 when New York Central modified the AAR standard 70-ton hopper design. The NYC variation became very popular with railroads from coast to coast. These cars were lower and shorter than later 90 and 100 ton cars but had more ribs (making for 14 full length panels.
As with all Bluford Shops cars, if you want all of the unique road numbers, order one of each pack.
Erie Lackawanna received 1,000 of these hoppers in 3 groups from Greenville beginning in 1965. EL used them in bituminous coal and iron ore service. They differed from the original NYC design in that many of the attachment points that called for a weld were riveted on the EL cars. Despite their 1965 construction date, these cars were delivered with friction bearing trucks. This roadname will be available in 12 road numbers
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14131 | N | EL 14-panel 70-ton hopper (single) | $18.95 |
| 14132 | N | EL 14-panel 70-ton hopper (2-pack) | $37.90 |
| 14133 | N | EL 14-panel 70-ton hopper (3-pack) | $56.85 |
| 14136 | N | EL 14-panel 70-ton hopper (6-pack) | $113.70 |
Offset side 70 ton 3-bay hoppers first appeared in the late 1920s but by the late 30s they had evolved into the AAR standard design seen here. They were built in large quantities by many builders until the mid-1960s. Many remained in service through the 1980s. The models feature body mounted couplers (Accumates are installed but you can drop in your favorite brand,) unparalleled detail under the slope sheets (braces, brake reservoir, valve, cylinder-rod-lever assembly), and adjustable and removable coal loads. The center sill, floors and slope sheets are diecast metal for maximum weight, even when running empty.
For most railroads, the transition era of the 1950s meant the transition from steam to diesel operation. For the Illinois Terminal, transition meant much more. ITC moved from being an electrified interurban line with significant freight traffic (and some steam power) to being an all diesel powered all-freight line. Also during this period, some major Class One carriers in the St. Louis area (B&O, C&EI, CB&Q, GM&O, Litchfield & Madison, IC, NKP, Frisco, and Wabash) jointly purchased the ITC to provide a neutral terminal railroad in the St. Louis area. The Illinois Terminal mainline ran northeast from St. Louis to Springfield where the line split for Peoria, Bloomington, Decatur, and Danville. In total, the ITC operated more than 400 route miles in Illinois. In 1981, the Illinois Terminal was merged into the Norfolk & Western. This roadname will be available in 6 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73291 | N | IT offset-side 70-ton hopper (single) | $18.95 |
| 73292 | N | IT offset-side 70-ton hopper (2-pack) | $37.90 |
| 73293 | N | IT offset-side 70-ton hopper (3-pack) | $56.85 |
The 110 mile Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo operated in the ithsmus between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie west of Buffalo and south of Toronto. For most of its history, ownership was split between New York Central (later PC) and Canadian Pacific. After the collapse of Penn Central, CP took sole ownership then finally merged the TH&B in the mid-80s. TH&B served the heavily industrialized region around Hamilton, Ontario and sported fairly heavy traffic levels. This roadname will be available in 6 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73301 | N | TH&B offset-side 70-ton hopper (single) | $18.95 |
| 73302 | N | TH&B offset-side 70-ton hopper (2-pack) | $37.90 |
| 73303 | N | TH&B offset-side 70-ton hopper (3-pack) | $56.85 |
The Georgia Railroad received this group of hoppers from Greenville in 1952. The 330 mile Georgia Railroad linked Augusta with Atlanta and Macon. The Georgia controlled the West Point Route roads running west all the way to Birmingham and Selma, Alabama. This made the Georgia the anchor link in a Georgia-West Point Route-Frisco (or Illinois Central) trunk linking the southern plains with the deep south. This roadname will be available in 3 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73271 | N | Georgia RR offset-side 70-ton hopper (single) | $18.95 |
| 73272 | N | Georgia RR offset-side 70-ton hopper (2-pack) | $37.90 |
Prior to their major expansions beginning in 1993, Kansas City Southern along with subsidiary Louisiana & Arkansas consisted of a 1,700 mile system linking Kansas City with the Gulf of Mexico at Port Arthur, Texas and from Dallas to New Orleans. KCS's freight car lettering practices were modest, but size of the 9,000 car combined KCS-L&A car fleet made them a common sight across the country. This roadname will be available in 3 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73261 | N | K.C.S. offset-side 70-ton hopper (single) | $18.95 |
| 73262 | N | K.C.S. offset-side 70-ton hopper (2-pack) | $37.90 |
The Bessemer & Lake Erie linked the Bessemer-Pittsburgh area with the Lake Erie docks at Conneaut (pronounced Connie-ott), Ohio and Erie, Pennsylvania. The vast majority of the B&LE fleet was hoppers which were used to move iron ore south from the lake docks and coal north. Much of this material moved to industry on connecting lines making these iron-red cars a common sight around the entire region. This group of 5,000 B&LE hoppers featured a 90-ton capacity but were largely indistinguishable from 70-ton cars. This roadname will be available in 6 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73281 | N | B&L.E. offset-side 70-ton hopper (single) | $18.95 |
| 73281 | N | B&L.E. offset-side 70-ton hopper (2-pack) | $37.90 |
| 73283 | N | B&L.E. offset-side 70-ton hopper (3-pack) | $56.85 |
86' Auto Parts boxcars have injection molded plastic bodies, etched metal details, operating knuckle couplers, accurately appearing trucks and cushion draft gear enclosures.
Detroit Toledo & Ironton - Cypress Green. DT&I received 258 of these cars painted cypress green from Pullman Standard in two groups in 1965 and 1966. As you would expect from a group this large, they were assigned to several different plants both on an off the DT&I. This roadname will be available in 3 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86391 | N | DT&I 86' quad-door auto parts boxcars (single) | $25.95 |
| 86392 | N | DT&I 86' quad-door auto parts boxcars (2-pack) | $51.90 |
Rio Grande received these quad door cars from Pullman Standard in the Summer of 1966. They were initially assigned for loading at a GM plant on the Pennsylvania RR in Indianapolis. Rio Grande had no assembly plants on line, but since they served as a bridge route for traffic between plants, they joined the appropriate multi-railroad equipment pools. This roadname will be available in 3 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87161 | N | D&RGW 86' quad-door auto parts boxcars (single) | $25.95 |
| 87162 | N | D&RGW 86' quad-door auto parts boxcars (2-pack) | $51.90 |
Offset side 70 ton 3-bay hoppers first appeared in the late 1920s but by the late 30s they had evolved into the AAR standard design seen here. They were built in large quantities by many builders until the mid-1960s. Many remained in service through the 1980s. The models feature body mounted couplers (Accumates are installed but you can drop in your favorite brand,) unparalleled detail under the slope sheets (braces, brake reservoir, valve, cylinder-rod-lever assembly), and adjustable and removable coal loads. The center sill, floors and slope sheets are diecast metal for maximum weight, even when running empty.
As with all Bluford Shops cars, if you want all of the unique road numbers, order one of each pack.
Coal hauling giant Chesapeake & Ohio received 1,000 of these cars from General American in 1949. They were one of the earliest groups of cars to be equipped with roller bearing trucks and received a prominent white band on the side to remind crews of this fact. In those days, cars with friction bearing trucks were frequently spotted and left without setting the handbrakes. Doing that with roller bearing equipped cars would be inviting disaster. This roadname will be available in 12 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73251 | N | C&O offset-side 70-ton hopper (single) | $18.95 |
| 73252 | N | C&O offset-side 70-ton hopper (2-pack) | $37.90 |
| 73253 | N | C&O offset-side 70-ton hopper (3-pack) | $56.85 |
| 73256 | N | C&O offset-side 70-ton hopper (6-pack) | $113.70 |
Illinois Central was the principle hauler of coal from the massive Illinois Coal Basin. Coal made up 40% of Illinois Central's gross tonnage and their "Central" location and high yield made this coal competitive in much of the country. Because of this, IC hoppers could be found nearly anywhere in the lower 48. This particular batch was built in IC's huge Centralia Car Shops (not too far from the Bluford Shops!) in 1966. Despite being built 17 years after the C&O cars above, IC used friction bearing trucks on these cars. This roadname will be available in 12 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73231 | N | IC offset-side 70-ton hopper (single) | $18.95 |
| 73232 | N | IC offset-side 70-ton hopper (2-pack) | $37.90 |
| 73233 | N | IC offset-side 70-ton hopper (3-pack) | $56.85 |
| 73236 | N | IC offset-side 70-ton hopper (6-pack) | $113.70 |
SCL - Family Lines. Seaboard Coast Line inherited these cars from both Atlantic Coast Line (previously available from Bluford Shops) and Seaboard Air Line (see page 3) in their 1967 merger. In 1975, a portion of the combined fleet received heavy service at SCL's Tampa shops and emerged in The Family Lines paint scheme. The Family Lines encompassed SCL, Louisville & Nashville, Clinchfield, Georgia, Atlanta & West Point and Western Railway of Alabama. SCL had stock control of L&N. SCL and L&N jointly owned Clinchfield and jointly controlled Georgia Railroad. Georgia controlled A&WP and WoA. The latter two were together called "West Point Route." All were folded into Seaboard System in 1983. This roadname will be available in 6 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73241 | N | SCL offset-side 70-ton hopper (single) | $18.95 |
| 73242 | N | SCL offset-side 70-ton hopper (2-pack) | $37.90 |
| 73243 | N | SCL offset-side 70-ton hopper (3-pack) | $56.85 |
The Erie served coal mines in Ohio and Pennsylvania. For many years they even owned both anthracite and bituminous coal mining operations in the keystone state. Within Erie's diverse hopper fleet were these 1,000 70-ton offset side cars. Erie held their own in the busy Chicago - New York corridor against arch competitors PRR, NYC and B&O. Much of the Erie mainline was even double tracked. The Erie merged with the Lackawanna in 1960. This roadname will be available in 6 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73221 | N | Erie offset-side 70-ton hopper (single) | $18.95 |
| 73222 | N | Erie offset-side 70-ton hopper (2-pack) | $37.90 |
| 73223 | N | Erie offset-side 70-ton hopper (3-pack) | $56.85 |
The AAR had a standard 70 ton rib side hopper, however New York Central made changes to the AAR design in 1956, and their variation became popular with more railroads than the original AAR standard. These cars were lower and shorter than later 90 and 100 ton cars but had more ribs (making for 14 full length panels.) Thirteen of the fifteen ribs were welded in place instead of riveted. These cars were built by a number of builders from 1956 through the late 60s with many serving through the 1990s and perhaps beyond...
As with all Bluford Shops cars, if you want all of the unique road numbers, order one of each pack.
Detroit Toledo & Ironton picked up 320 of these cars from Greenville Steel Car between 1959 and 1960. DT&I linked Detroit with the Ohio River at Ironton, Ohio. This put DT&I in position to move coal from river barges to heavy industry in northern Ohio and Michigan as well as other midwestern points via connections. This roadname will be available in 12 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14121 | N | DT&I 14-panel 70-ton hopper (single) | $18.95 |
| 14122 | N | DT&I 14-panel 70-ton hopper (2-pack) | $37.90 |
| 14123 | N | DT&I 14-panel 70-ton hopper (3-pack) | $56.85 |
| 14126 | N | DT&I 14-panel 70-ton hopper (6-pack) | $113.70 |
86' Quad-Door Auto Parts boxcars have injection molded plastic bodies, etched metal details, operating knuckle couplers, accurately appearing trucks and cushion draft gear enclosures.
As with all Bluford Shops cars, if you want all of the unique road numbers, order one of each pack.
This particular group of Burlington Northern double door cars were built by Pullman Standard for Frisco in 1967. They joined the BN fleet when BN acquired the Frisco three decades ago. They joined a fleet of similar cars in the BN fleet inherited from CB&Q. This roadname will be available in 3 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86381 | N | BN 86' quad-door auto parts boxcars (single) | $25.95 |
| 86382 | N | BN 86' quad-door auto parts boxcars (2-pack) | $51.90 |
Grand Trunk Western received these quad door cars from Pullman Standard in the Summer of 1967. This was prior to their adoption of "The Good Track Road" motto adopted in response to the deterioration of key competitor Penn Central. Initially, these cars were assigned for loading on the GTW in Flint, Michigan for delivery to GM assembly plants in other states via connections. This roadname will be available in 3 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87151 | N | GT 86' quad-door auto parts boxcars (single) | $25.95 |
| 87152 | N | GT 86' quad-door auto parts boxcars (2-pack) | $51.90 |
Offset side 70 ton 3-bay hoppers first appeared in the late 1920s but by the late 30s they had evolved into the AAR standard design seen here. They were built in large quantities by many builders until the mid-1960s. Many remained in service through the 1980s. The models feature body mounted couplers (Accumates are installed but you can drop in your favorite brand,) unparalleled detail under the slope sheets (braces, brake reservoir, valve, cylinder-rod-lever assembly), and adjustable and removable coal loads. The center sill, floors and slope sheets are diecast metal for maximum weight, even when running empty.
As with all Bluford Shops cars, if you want all of the unique road numbers, order one of each pack.
Those not familiar with Missouri Pacific may believe that it wouldn't be much of a "coal road." That would be incorrect and MP rostered about 5,000 of these 70-ton hoppers as proof. MP served coal mines in southern Illinois, western Missouri (and adjoining states,) east Texas and eastern Colorado. While many roads advertised their passenger fleets on their boxcars, MP was one of the few to do the same on open top cars like hoppers and gondolas. They began applying this scheme to new cars and repaints around 1949 and continued for the next decade. This roadname will be available in 6 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73181 | N | Missouri Pacific offset-side 70-ton hopper (single) | $18.95 |
| 73182 | N | Missouri Pacific offset-side 70-ton hopper (2-pack) | $37.90 |
| 73183 | N | Missouri Pacific offset-side 70-ton hopper (3-pack) | $56.85 |
One of Missouri Pacific's several subsidiary lines, Missouri-Illinois Railroad (known affectionately by locals as the "Mike and Ike") served a number of large coal mines in southern Illinois. The Illinois Coal Basin covers large tracts of southern Illinois and Indiana and western Kentucky and can generate close to 60 million tons annually. That would fill a whopping 2,300 seventy ton hoppers every day! Most of the coal originated on the M-I was delivered to connecting lines for heavy industry across the midwest and far west. This roadname will be available in 6 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73191 | N | Missouri-Illinois offset-side 70-ton hopper (single) | $18.95 |
| 73192 | N | Missouri-Illinois offset-side 70-ton hopper (2-pack) | $37.90 |
| 73193 | N | Missouri-Illinois offset-side 70-ton hopper (3-pack) | $56.85 |
Seaboard Air Line Railroad was a 4,000+ mile system serving Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. Seaboard picked up 500 of these cars from Pullman Standard in 1957. In addition to coal, Seaboard's hopper fleet was just as likely to be found hauling sand, gravel, or crushed stone. These cars joined the Seaboard Coast Line fleet with Seaboard's 1967 merger with Atlantic Coast Line. This roadname will be available in 6 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73201 | N | Seaboard Air Line offset-side 70-ton hopper (single) | $18.95 |
| 73202 | N | Seaboard Air Line offset-side 70-ton hopper (2-pack) | $37.90 |
| 73203 | N | Seaboard Air Line offset-side 70-ton hopper (3-pack) | $56.85 |
Carbon County Railway served two massive coal mines in Utah. Much of the coal went for making coke to feed the furnaces of the steel mill that owned the railroad. However, the output of the mines far exceeded what the mill could use and the extra coal moved to industries in other states and even moved to the coast for export. The CBC freight car fleet consisted of 500 hoppers and a single gondola. Carbon County Railway closed up in 1983. This roadname will be available in 3 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73211 | N | Carbon County Railway offset-side 70-ton hopper (single) | $18.95 |
| 73212 | N | Carbon County Railway offset-side 70-ton hopper (2-pack) | $37.90 |
The AAR had a standard 70 ton rib side hopper, however New York Central made changes to the AAR design in 1956, and their variation became popular with more railroads than the original AAR standard. These cars were lower and shorter than later 90 and 100 ton cars but had more ribs (making for 14 full length panels.) Thirteen of the fifteen ribs were welded in place instead of riveted. These cars were built by a number of builders from 1956 through the late 60s with many serving through the 1990s and perhaps beyond...
As with all Bluford Shops cars, if you want all of the unique road numbers, order one of each pack.
Great Northern picked up a number of these cars second hand from Detroit Toledo & Ironton (by way of US Railway Equipment.) GN already rostered 400 very similar hoppers built by Pullman Standard This roadname will be available in 12 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14111 | N | Great Northern 14-panel 70-ton hopper (single) | $18.95 |
| 14112 | N | Great Northern 14-panel 70-ton hopper (2-pack) | $37.90 |
| 14113 | N | Great Northern 14-panel 70-ton hopper (3-pack) | $56.85 |
| 14116 | N | Great Northern 14-panel 70-ton hopper (6-pack) | $113.70 |
86' Quad-Door Auto Parts boxcars have injection molded plastic bodies, etched metal details, operating knuckle couplers, accurately appearing trucks and cushion draft gear enclosures.
Santa Fe Quality. In the aftermath of the failed application to merge with Southern Pacific, Santa Fe launched their "Quality Service Network" with the goal of attracting premium rates for moving selected priority traffic. They adopted a new variation of the Santa Fe logo with a stylized "Q" surrounding the traditional circle and cross logo. This was applied to the mineral red (nearly burgandy) paint job that replaced the Indian red used for many years. This roadname will be available in 3 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86361 | N | ATSF 86' quad-door auto parts boxcars (single) | $25.95 |
| 86362 | N | ATSF 86' quad-door auto parts boxcars (2-pack) | $51.90 |
For most of its history, the Ann Arbor ran 300 miles from Toledo through Ann Arbor to the coast of Lake Michigan at Frankfurt where through traffic was loaded on car ferries for rail connections across the lake in Wisconsin and Michigan's upper peninsula. After extended periods of control by Wabash and then Detroit Toledo & Ironton, Ann Arbor adopted this image featuring the "ferry in the fog" logo. This group of Greenville-built cars was leased from Brae in 1978. This roadname will be available in 3 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86371 | N | Ann Arbor 86' quad-door auto parts boxcars (single) | $25.95 |
| 86372 | N | Ann Arbor 86' quad-door auto parts boxcars (2-pack) | $51.90 |
Offset side 70 ton 3-bay hoppers first appeared in the late 1920s but by the late 30s they had evolved into the AAR standard design seen here. They were built in large quantities by many builders until the mid-1960s. Many remained in service through the 1980s. The models feature body mounted couplers (Accumates are installed but you can drop in your favorite brand,) unparalleled detail under the slope sheets (braces, brake reservoir, valve, cylinder-rod-lever assembly), and adjustable and removable coal loads. The center sill, floors and slope sheets are diecast metal for maximum weight, even when running empty.
As with all Bluford Shops cars, if you want all of the unique road numbers, order one of each pack.
Canadian National had a whopping 4,655 offset side 3-bay hoppers making them one of the most common cars on CN. They were built in several batches between 1949 and 1958. Eastern Car Company, National Steel, and Canadian Car & Foundry all built cars to this same design for CN. Beginning in 1961, cars were repainted with the newly adopted "noodle" logo as they went in for servicing. The Canadian National of this period operated over 22,000 miles of line. That's more than the Santa Fe and Pennsylvania Railroad combined! This roadname is coming in 6 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73161 | N | Canadian National offset-side 70-ton hopper (single) | $18.95 |
| 73162 | N | Canadian National offset-side 70-ton hopper (2-pack) | $37.90 |
| 73163 | N | Canadian National offset-side 70-ton hopper (3-pack) | $56.85 |
The New York Chicago & St. Louis was better known as Nickel Plate Road since the time of its construction. From the 1920s onward, Nickel Plate had made its name by funneling high priority freight from its western gateway cities of Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis to connections with eastern roads in Buffalo, New York. Coal had always been part of the mix but in 1949, Nickel Plate became a major originator of coal when they acquired the Wheeling & Lake Erie. The X-shaped W&LE linked Toledo with Wheeling, West Virginia on one axis, and Cleveland and Zanesville, Ohio on the other axis. The acquisition included 3,000 of these 70 ton hoppers. In 1964, Nickel Plate picked up another 500 of these cars from Bethlehem Steel. The hunger for coal for electricity, metallurgical, industrial, and consumer use sent these hoppers across much of the country. This roadname is coming in 6 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73171 | N | Nickel Plate Road offset-side 70-ton hopper (single) | $18.95 |
| 73172 | N | Nickel Plate Road offset-side 70-ton hopper (2-pack) | $37.90 |
| 73173 | N | Nickel Plate Road offset-side 70-ton hopper (3-pack) | $56.85 |
The 10,000+ mile Southern Railway System blanketed the southern Appalachia region and consequently hauled much of the coal produced. Like the New York Central and Missouri Pacific, Southern was made up of several large subsidiary railroads including the Cincinnati New Orleans & Texas Pacific, the New Orleans & North Eastern, and the Alabama Great Southern. In latter years, the Georgia & Florida, Central of Georgia, Interstate, Savannah & Atlanta along with several smaller lines would join the ranks of Southern's "paper" railroads. Prior to the 1960 adoption of the big block style lettering, Southern lettered their freight equipment with the classic Railroad Roman style. Until the 1980s, Southern used their full name as their reporting marks with large numerals. Southern delivered much of their coal traffic to connecting roads at Southern's gateways in St. Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati, Washington D.C., Jacksonville, New Orleans, and Memphis. This roadname will be available in 6 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73151 | N | Southern offset-side 70-ton hopper (single) | $18.95 |
| 73152 | N | Southern offset-side 70-ton hopper (2-pack) | $37.90 |
| 73153 | N | Southern offset-side 70-ton hopper (3-pack) | $56.85 |
The AAR had a standard 70 ton rib side hopper, however New York Central made changes to the AAR design in 1956, and their variation became popular with more railroads than the original AAR standard. These cars were lower and shorter than later 90 and 100 ton cars but had more ribs (making for 14 full length panels.) Thirteen of the fifteen ribs were welded in place instead of riveted. These cars were built by a number of builders from 1956 through the late 60s with many serving through the 1990s and perhaps beyond... The models feature body mounted couplers (Accumates are installed but you can drop in your favorite brand,) unparalleled detail under the slope sheets (braces, brake reservoir, valve, cylinder-rod-lever assembly), and adjustable and removable coal loads.
Conrail inherited their 14-Panel Hopper fleet from New York Central (and subsidiary Boston & Albany) by way of Penn Central. They also inherited the very similar (all riveted) cars from Erie Lackawanna. New York Central was of course the creative force behind this design two decades before the Conrail consolidation. This roadname will be available in 12 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14101 | N | Conrail 14-panel 70-ton 3-bay hopper (single) | $18.95 |
| 14102 | N | Conrail 14-panel 70-ton 3-bay hopper (2-pack) | $37.90 |
| 14103 | N | Conrail 14-panel 70-ton 3-bay hopper (3-pack) | $56.85 |
| 14106 | N | Southern offset-side 70-ton hopper (6-pack) | $113.70 |
86' Quad-Door Auto Parts boxcars have injection molded plastic bodies, etched metal details, operating knuckle couplers, accurately appearing trucks and cushion draft gear enclosures.
Rock Island received these quad door cars in the Summer of 1966. Auto parts traffic on the Rock Island was fairly significant with bridge traffic in addition to assembly plants located on line. Most of the "Granger Railroads" kept largely to one side or the other of a border stretching from St. Louis to Kansas City and on to Denver. C&NW and MILW for instance were to the north of the line while M-K-T and Frisco were to the south. Rock Island was the only line to have more or less equal portions on both sides of this line. Going from Minneapolis to Dallas? Rock Island was your single-line option. This roadname will be available in 3 road numbers
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87131 | N | Rock Island 86' quad-door auto parts boxcars (single) | $25.95 |
| 87132 | N | Rock Island 86' quad-door auto parts boxcars (2-pack) | $51.90 |
Baltimore & Ohio received a large batch of these cars from Greenville in 1969 and 1970. Unlike B&O's earlier batches of quad door cars, these came with unpainted natural aluminum doors and a pair of capitol dome logos on each side (one in yellow and one in blue on a yellow disk.) B&O's auto parts fleet was lopsided in favor of quad door cars, reflecting the predominance of General Motors traffic on the line. This roadname will be available in 3 road numbers
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87141 | N | Baltimore & Ohio 86' quad-door auto parts boxcars (single) | $25.95 |
| 87142 | N | Baltimore & Ohio 86' quad-door auto parts boxcars (2-pack) | $51.90 |
Bluford Shops are announcing new road names for their hoppers and double-door boxcars.
Bethlehem Steel built 500 of these cars for Western Maryland in the Spring of 1958. The cars were delivered with roller bearing trucks which was still somewhat novel in 1958. As a result, a yellow circle with the letter R was painted next to the road number to alert crews and agents to this feature. The WM was a major originator of coal traffic with hoppers of various designs making up more than half of WM's 14,000+ car fleet. B&O officially took control of the WM in 1967. In 1973, WM adopted the Chessie image.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14081 | N | WM 14-panel 70-ton 3-bay Hopper single | $18.95 |
| 14082 | N | WM 14-panel 70-ton 3-bay Hopper 2-pack | $37.90 |
| 14083 | N | WM 14-panel 70-ton 3-bay Hopper 3-pack | $56.85 |
Clinchfield received 800 of these cars from ACF in the Spring of 1964. Clinchfield ran down the spine of the Blue Ridge Mountains from a connection with the C&O in eastern Kentucky, through the western end of Virginia, eastern end of Tennessee, western end of North Carolina and finally to Spartanburg, South Carolina. Clinchfield originated HUGE volumes of coal on the northern third of the line. This traffic included metallurgical coal bound for mills in the Upper Midwest, steam coal (for generating electricity and running industrial machinery) for the Midwest and the southern states, and export coal bound for ocean terminals all via Clinchfield's many connections. CRR had been jointly controlled by Atlantic Coast Line (later SCL) and Louisville & Nashville for decades and would ultimately join them in Seaboard System and CSX.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14091 | N | CRR 14-panel 70-ton 3-bay hopper single | $18.95 |
| 14092 | N | CRR 14-panel 70-ton 3-bay hopper 2-pack | $37.90 |
| 14093 | N | CRR 14-panel 70-ton 3-bay hopper 3-pack | $56.85 |
| 14096 | N | CRR 14-panel 70-ton 3-bay hopper 6-pack | $113.70 |
Boston & Maine picked up these cars second hand in 1962. They had been built by Bethlehem 13 years before but were still in great shape. B&M was not much of a coal hauler but they did move a great deal of stone for the region's growing construction business. Therefore, the loads for our B&M run will represent gray stone instead of black coal.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73121 | N | B&M Offset Side 70-ton 3-bay hopper single | $18.95 |
| 73122 | N | B&M Offset Side 70-ton 3-bay hopper 2-pack | $37.90 |
| 73123 | N | B&M Offset Side 70-ton 3-bay hopper 3-pack | $56.85 |
The 1,500 mile Minneapolis & St. Louis ran from the Twin Cities and points in South Dakota, south through central Iowa, then east to connections with the eastern trunk lines in Peoria, Illinois. They presented themselves as a bridge route from the Northwest to the East whilst avoiding the congestion of Chicago. Ironically, coal was their largest single commodity. This was due to the voluminous grain traffic being split between wheat, corn and others, but also the large open pit coal mines in Iowa. That's right, Iowa! More coal mines were served in central Illinois.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73131 | N | M&StL Offset Side 70-ton 3-bay hopper single | $18.95 |
| 73132 | N | M&StL Offset Side 70-ton 3-bay hopper 2-pack | $37.90 |
Milwaukee Road became a major originator of coal traffic in 1921 with the acquisition of the Chicago Terre Haute & Southeastern. This extended Milwaukee's reach into the coal mining regions of southern Indiana. In addition, MILW served mines in Iowa, Illinois, Montana and even Washington.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73141 | N | MILW Offset Side 70-ton 3-bay hopper single | $18.95 |
| 73142 | N | MILW Offset Side 70-ton 3-bay hopper 2-pack | $37.90 |
| 73143 | N | MILW Offset Side 70-ton 3-bay hopper 3-pack | $56.85 |
Erie Lackawanna had a large fleet of double door 86 footers purchased from Greenville between 1965 and 1966. Like all auto parts cars, they operated in large multi-railroad pools and often spent extended periods off home rails. The yellow "CUSHIONED CAR" logo is essentially the same as one used on similar Pennsylvania and Frisco 86 footers. This roadname will be available in 3 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86341 | N | Erie Lackwanna double-door auto parts boxcars single | $25.95 |
| 86342 | N | Erie Lackwanna double-door auto parts boxcars 2-pack | $51.90 |
In January of 1969, when these cars arrived from Greenville, Chicago Burlington & Quincy was preparing for merger with parents Great Northern and Northern Pacific (and sibling SP&S.) New equipment was being delivered in Cascade Green with "BURLINGTON" in the new style lettering and CB&Q reporting marks. After the merger, they expected to add "NORTHERN" and change the number. However, small changes in the lettering style led BN to abandon this plan and completely repaint the cars only when they came up for major shopping. We photographed one of these cars still in original lettering in California in 1996, 26 years after the BN merger! This roadname will be available in 3 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86351 | N | Burlington double-door auto parts boxcars single | $25.95 |
| 86352 | N | Burlington double-door auto parts boxcars 2-pack | $51.90 |
Bluford Shops are announcing new N-scale boxcars. No information about when they are due or to be released yet. We recommend that you call the store and let us know what you want, and we'll pre-order them.
Offset side 70 ton 3-bay hoppers first appeared in the late 1920s but by the late 30s they had evolved into the AAR standard design seen here. They were built in large quantities by many builders until the mid-1960s. Many remained in service through the 1980s. The models feature body mounted couplers (Accumates are installed but you can drop in your favorite brand,) unparalleled detail under the slope sheets (braces, brake reservoir, valve, cylinder-rod-lever assembly), and adjustable and removable coal loads. All runs will be available in multiple road numbers. To get one of each road number you would have to order one of each of the packs.
Burlington Route had over 3,000 of these cars which they built in their own Havelock Shops between 1949 and 1952. Most survived into the Burlington Northern era. These cars have the Everywhere West slogan on one side and the Way of the Zephyr slogan on the other. This roadname is coming in 6 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73091 | N | Burlington Route Offset Side 70-ton 3-bay hopper single | $18.95 |
| 73092 | N | Burlington Route Offset Side 70-ton 3-bay hopper 2-pack | $37.90 |
| 73093 | N | Burlington Route Offset Side 70-ton 3-bay hopper 3-pack | $56.85 |
Rock Island had been picking up 70 ton 3-bay offset side hoppers in quantity since 1949. They leased this particular batch from United States Railway Equipment in 1971. These cars (which had been built years before by Pullman Standard) had a good going-over by USRE and were equipped with modern roller bearing trucks. ACI tags were mandatory by this time and are included on these cars. This roadname is coming in 6 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73101 | N | Rock Island Offset Side 70-ton 3-bay hopper single | $18.95 |
| 73102 | N | Rock Island Offset Side 70-ton 3-bay hopper 2-pack | $37.90 |
| 73103 | N | Rock Island Offset Side 70-ton 3-bay hopper 3-pack | $56.85 |
The 600 mile Monon covered Indiana with an X shaped system. One axis linked Chicago with Indianapolis and the other axis linked the Great Lakes port of Michigan City to Louisville. The two routes crossed in the small city of Monon, Indiana. Monon would merge with Louisville & Nashville in 1971. This roadname will be available in 6 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73111 | N | Monon Offset Side 70-ton 3-bay hopper single | $18.95 |
| 73112 | N | Monon Offset Side 70-ton 3-bay hopper 2-pack | $37.90 |
| 73113 | N | Monon Offset Side 70-ton 3-bay hopper 3-pack | $56.85 |
The AAR had a standard 70 ton rib side hopper as well, however New York Central made changes to the AAR design in 1956, and their variation became popular with more railroads than the original AAR standard! These cars were lower and shorter than later 90 and 100 ton cars but had more ribs (making for 14 full length panels.) Thirteen of the fifteen ribs were welded in place instead of riveted. These cars were built by a number of builders from 1956 through the late 60s with many serving through the 1990s and perhaps beyond. All runs will be available in multiple road numbers. To get one of each road number you would have to order one of each of the packs.
Santa Fe began taking delivery of these cars in 1964 and eventually built up a fleet of 800 cars. In addition to coal generated in New Mexico and other pockets around the system, Santa Fe also used these hoppers for various aggregates and minerals as well as coke. These cars had roller bearing trucks. This roadname will be available in 12 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14061 | N | ATSF 14-panel 70-ton 3-bay hopper single | $18.95 |
| 14062 | N | ATSF 14-panel 70-ton 3-bay hopper 2-pack | $37.90 |
| 14063 | N | ATSF 14-panel 70-ton 3-bay hopper 3-pack | $56.85 |
| 14066 | N | ATSF 14-panel 70-ton 3-bay hopper 6-pack | $113.70 |
Delaware & Hudson began acquiring these 70 ton cars in 1958. They were used for coal and ilmenite service for many years. In fact during D&H's big expansion (the result of trackage rights granted by the newly created Conrail) the line picked up more of these cars to serve the expanded system. This roadname will be available in 6 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14071 | N | Delaware & Hudson 14-panel 70-ton 3-bay hopper single | $18.95 |
| 14072 | N | Delaware & Hudson 14-panel 70-ton 3-bay hopper 2-pack | $37.90 |
| 14073 | N | Delaware & Hudson 14-panel 70-ton 3-bay hopper 3-pack | $56.85 |
These 86' quad-door auto parts boxcars have injection molded plastic bodies, etched metal details, operating knuckle couplers, accurately appearing trucks and cushion draft gear enclosures.
This batch of quad-door cars was delivered to Southern Railway during the Spring of 1965. They were initially assigned for loading at a General Motors plant on the Grand Trunk Western in Flint, Michigan. Southern had a number of "paper railroad" subsidiaries and portions of the freight car fleet were allocated to these subsidiaries. This group of cars was allocated to the Cincinnatti New Orleans & Texas Pacific. The CNO&TP initials are in the top right corner of each side of the car. This roadname will be available in 3 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87111 | N | Southern quad-door auto parts boxcars single | $25.95 |
| 87112 | N | Southern quad-door auto parts boxcars 2-pack | $51.90 |
Detroit & Toledo Shore Line received this batch of cars from Greenville early in 1970. The D&TS was just 50 miles long linking Detroit with Toledo but was double tracked and handled a large volume of traffic. Grand Trunk Western and Norfolk & Western (formerly Nickel Plate) each owned a 50% interest in the line. N&W used it to reach Detroit and GTW used it to reach Toledo. It's position gave it a vital role in the movement of auto parts. In 1981, GTW bought N&W's share and merged the line into its system. These cars joined the GTW fleet, some remaining in this paint scheme for close to two decades. This roadname will be available in 3 road numbers.
| Part # | Scale | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87121 | N | Detroit & Toledo Shore Line quad-door auto parts boxcars single | $25.95 |
| 87122 | N | Detroit & Toledo Shore Line quad-door auto parts boxcars 2-pack | $51.90 |