Description
Railroad Short Name: BNSF
The modern Gunderson-GIMSA/Concarril 5188 Cubic Foot Covered Hopper is one of today’s most popular covered hoppers. They are commonly seen in unit grain trains as well as mixed manifest freights and can often be found alongside Trinity 5161cf Covered Hoppers.
Additional Features
- Numerous different road numbers
- Five different bodies
- Five types of roof hatches including metal and fiberglass
- Three styles of outlet gates
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- ATP 30 X 30 Gravity Outlets – grain
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- Miner AutoLok II Gravity Outlets – grain or plastic
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- Miner SaniLok Gravity/Pneumatic Outlets – grain, sugar, or plastic
- Photo-etched stainless-steel see-through roofwalk with metal grab irons
- Photo-etched stainless-steel see-through end platforms
- Factory-applied ladders with metal rungs
- Factory-applied trainline pipe
- Finely detailed brake linkage, triple valve, cylinder, and actuator
- Brake wheel, stand, and chain
- Durable die-cast metal semi-scale Type E lower shelf knuckle couplers
- ASF Ride Control trucks with finely rendered raised foundry data, rotating bearing caps, separate brake beams, and side bearing detail
- 33” machined metal wheels
- Minimum radius: 18”
- Recommended radius: 22”
All Rivet Counter Freight Cars Feature
- Fully-assembled
- 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
- Accurately profiled .110″ wide wheel tread
- Weighted to Industry standards for reliable operation
- Operates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
- Packaging safely stores model
- Color matched to existing Tru-Color Paint colors whenever possible
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