Scale Trains HO Rivet Counter Gunderson 5188 Covered Hopper Kansas City Southern “Red Logo”

Description

Railroad Short Name: KCS

Designed from builder blueprints, the all-new Gunderson-GIMSA/Concarril 5188 Cubic Foot Covered Hopper features four different body styles, two different hatch types, three different outlet gate options, and numerous factory-applied parts.  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
  • Paint scheme is representative of a 5200cf capacity car
  • From series 67400-67500
  • Built 2015 in Mexico at Gunderson Concarril
  • Version 5 carbody
  • 10 intermediate panels, all the same width
  • Roping eyes mounted on the stub sill near the stirrup steps
  • Fiberglass roof hatches
  • Miner AutoLok II gravity outlet gates
  • Numerous different road numbers
  • Five different bodies
  • Five types of roof hatches including metal and 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
  • 33” machined metal wheels
  • Minimum radius: 18”
  • Recommended radius: 22”