Scale Trains HO Rivet Counter GATC 4180 Airslide Covered Hopper Great Northern

Description

Railroad Short Name: GN

In 1963, GATC introduced the 4180 Cubic Foot Airslide covered hopper to their catalog. Designed for shippers of such commodities as flour, starch, and sugar, these two-bay cars featured ten round loading hatches, and four outlets. As with their other Airslide designs, it featured their patented “Airslide” unloading system, which used pressurized air to aerate the special fabric lining of the bays, effectively fluidizing the commodity and allowing it to flow more easily during unload.

• Great Northern/Big Sky Blue
  • Era: 1968 to early 1980s
  • Series 71685-71699, built 3/68
  • Phase TZL
    • Hat-section side posts
    • Half-height ladder grab irons at the side corners
    • Z-section horizontal end braces
    • Low-mounted hand brake
    • Body mounted brakes
    • Roping eyes integral to the bolster plates
  • Apex walkways and coupler platforms
  • Gravity outlet gates
  • Paint matches Tru-Color Paint color: TCP-051 GN Big Sky Blue

  Additional Features

  • Correct phase details
    • Phase TZL
      • Hat-section side posts
      • Half-height ladder grab irons at the side corners
      • Z-section horizontal end braces
      • Low-mounted hand brake
      • Body mounted brakes
      • Roping eyes integral to the bolster plates
    • Phase TZC
      • 4” square column style side posts except at the bolsters
      • Hat-section posts at the bolsters
      • Half-height ladder grab irons at the side corners
      • Z-section horizontal end braces
      • Low-mounted hand brake
      • Body mounted brakes
      • Roping eyes integral to the bolster plates
    • Phase HZ
      • 4” square column style side posts
      • Half-height ladder grab irons at the side corners
      • Z-section horizontal end braces
      • Low-mounted hand brake
      • Body mounted brakes
      • Roping eyes integral to the bolster plates
    • Phase HC
      • 4” square column style side posts
      • Half-height ladder grab irons at the side corners
      • Square tube-style horizontal end braces
      • Low-mounted hand brake
      • Body mounted brakes
      • Roping eyes integral to the bolster plates
  • Apex (slotted) or Morton (round-hole) walkway and end crossover platforms
  • Photo-etched stainless-steel see-through walkway with metal grab irons
  • Gravity or gravity-pneumatic outlet gates
  • Complete underbody brake systems including wireform brake plumbing and brake rods with separately applied air reservoir, control valve, retainer valve details and brake levers
  • Durable die-cast metal semi-scale standard Type E couplers
  • Highly-detailed Barber S-2 100-ton trucks with finely rendered raised foundry data, rotating bearing caps, side bearing detail, and truck-mounted brake beams
  • 36” machined metal wheels
  • Minimum radius: 18”
  • Recommended radius: 22”

  All Rivet Counter Freight Cars Feature

  • Fully assembled
  • Multiple road numbers
  • Factory-applied metal grab irons, coupler cut levers, and trainline hoses
  • Intricate brake plumbing
  • Photo-etched stainless-steel see-through end crossover platforms
  • Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
  • Color matched to existing Tru-Color Paint colors whenever possible
  • Accurately profiled .110″ wheels
  • Weighted to Industry standards for reliable operation
  • Operates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
  • Packaging safely stores model