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General American Transportation Corporation produced more than 5,000 of these 4180 cubic foot Airslide covered hoppers between 1963 and 1980 as a response to customer demand for larger covered hoppers capable of handling bulk commodities. These very common cars continued General American’s “Airslide” family innovations from the 1950s, and proved valuable to bulk shippers who wanted a larger car than the earlier-design 2600 cubic foot cars provided. These cars went to many railroads and private owners both when produced by GATC, as well as later in their service lives.
Tangent has included the distinctive “see through” bolster arrangements above the trucks. The 4180 Airslide hoppers include finely-detailed underframe pipe arrangements and are ready for any of the following services on your layout: flour, sugar, starch, fertilizer, feed, chemicals, plastics, carbon black, etc. Also, check out the correct “true-to-life” colors and “hyper-accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement. Tangent’s scale replicas operate as well as they look, equipped with free-rolling all-metal wheels and Kadee® scale couplers, meaning the models are truly ready to run.
GACX “GATX 1992 Blue Repaint” marks the return of the common 1990s light blue lease scheme in an all-new version to the Tangent lineup. Bold GATX AIRSLIDE lettering dominates this scheme, and features a silver running board and roof hatches, just like the prototype. This series was originally built by GATC in 1973 and the model includes appropriate production details for that era including low mounted brake appliances, wide side posts, and wide running boards.
Features for these replicas include:
- Dimensional accuracy – designed from General American plans and verified with field measurements
- Highly correct “true to life” colors
- “Hyper-Accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement
- Genuine Kadee® scale couplers
- “Near-scale” draft gear box with beautifully-rendered side “key” detail
- Multiple road numbers for each scheme
- “See through” etched metal running boards
- 3 specific production variations that highlight production from 1965-1980, including different roofs, running boards (Apex or Morton), body side post (“rib”) profiles, high and low brake arrangements on the B end, different ladder and grab iron arrangements, with or without crossover platforms and handrails, etc. Sell off the toy trains – we do freight cars right.
- Lacy details – wire grab irons and coupler lift bars
- Separate air hoses
- CNC-machined 36” wheels in high quality Tangent Scale Models trucks, with semi-scale wheels available separately
- Recommended age 14 years and older
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