Description
Railroad Short Name: NS
Features:
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- Era: 2015 to present
- Built by Freightcar America (FCA)
- Stand-in carbody for Trinity 5201
- Series:
- NS 298040-298276, built 9:15-3:16
- NS 298277-298346, built 1:17
- Fully assembled
- 12 panels,10 intermediate panels, all the same width
- Roping eyes mounted on the stub sill near the stirrup steps
- Composite ATP Quantum Plus Roof Hatches
- ATP 30 X 30 Gravity Outlet Gates for grain
- See-through photo-etched stainless-steel metal roofwalk with metal grab irons
- See-through photo-etched stainless-steel metal end crossover platforms
- Factory-applied ladders with metal rungs
- Photo etched metal stirrup steps
- Finely detailed brake plumbing, linkage, triple valve, air reservoir, brake cylinder and actuator
- Brake wheel, stand, and chain
- Factory-applied wire trainline pipe with brackets
- Factory-applied shaker brackets, metal grab irons, coupler cut levers, and trainline hoses with silver gladhands
- Semi-scale coupler boxes
- Durable body-mounted die-cast metal semi-scale lower shelf Type E couplers
- Highly-detailed ASF Ride Control 100-ton trucks with finely rendered raised foundry data; rotating blue Timken three-sided bearing caps; separate “truck-mounted brake” brake beams; and side bearing detail
- Printed reporting mark and road number on all four trucks
- 36” machined metal wheels with accurately profiled .110″ wide wheel tread
- Operates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
- Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
- FRA-224 yellow conspicuity stripes
- Weighted to Industry standards for reliable operation
- Minimum radius: 18”
- Recommended radius: 22”
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