Description
Railroad Short Name: GBRX
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.
Road Number Specific ScaleTrains
- From 67000 series
- Built 2008 in Mexico at Gunderson GIMSA
- Version 1 carbody
- 10 intermediate panels, all the same width
- Roping eyes mounted on the underside of the car bolster
- Fiberglass Roof Hatch
- ATP 30 X 30 Gravity Outlets
Additional Features
- All-new model
- Up to 21 different road numbers
- Five different bodies
- Two types of roof hatches
-
- Metal
-
- Fiberglass
- Three styles of outlet gates
-
- ATP 30 X 30 Gravity Outlets – grain
-
- Miner AutoLok II Gravity Outlets – grain or plastic
-
- 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
- 36” machined metal wheels
- Minimum radius: 18”
- Recommended radius: 22”
All Rivet Counter Freight Cars Feature
- Fully assembled
- Separately-applied metal grab irons
- Coupler cut levers
- Trainline hoses
- Intricate brake plumbing
- Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
- Color matched to Tru-Color Paint colors whenever possible
- Accurately profiled .110″ wide wheel tread
- Weighted to Industry standards
- Operates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
- Packaging safely stores model
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.