Description
Railroad Short Name: MKT
Perfect for modelers from the 1960s until today, these cars are an important part of the P-S covered hopper family. Since the beginning, these cars have crisscrossed North America running in groups and singles in freight trains. These models feature numerous roof hatch, outlet gate, running board, and end “cage” support variations per roadname and production group.
Road Number Specific Features
- Era: early 1970s-1980s
- Series 9150-8151, built 7-72
- Body with shear plates
- Short center sill
- Apex (slotted) running boards and coupler platforms
- As built pressed steel trough loading hatches
- Miner Mark E-7717 gravity outlet gates
- Handbrake mounted to shear plate
- Paint matches Tru-Color Paint color: TCP-282 MKT Red
- Multiple roof hatch options per prototype: Continuous Trough, 3-Trough, or Round Hatch – see roadname above for specific version
- Apex (slotted), Morton (round-hole), or U.S. Gypsum (diamond-hole) walkways and coupler platforms – see roadname above for specific version
- Photo-etched stainless-steel see-through running board with metal grab irons
- Photo-etched stainless-steel see-through end crossover platforms
- Multiple end brace and grab variations– see roadname above for specific version
- Multiple “end cage” grab iron and support configurations – see roadname above for specific version Gravity or Gravity-Pneumatic outlets – see roadname above for specific version
- End shear plates – denoted as appropriate by roadname above
- Factory-applied ladders with metal rungs
- Factory-applied trainline pipe
- Brake plumbing with separate air reservoir, control valve, and retainer valve details plus separately applied wireform plumbing
- Handbrakes mounted to stands, end supports, and or end shear plate – see roadname above for specific version
- 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
- Accurately profiled .110″ wheels
- 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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