Description
Railroad Short Name: L&N
During the 1950s, Pullman-Standard began to develop a “standardized” line of freight car product types that were marketed in “families”. Starting with the PS-1 boxcars and PS-2 covered hoppers, the PS-3 was rolled out with several offerings, the most prolific being this 70-ton, 3-outlet coal hopper with a cubic capacity of 2750 cubic feet. First purchased in 1957, Pullman-Standard not only had an effective marketing message with the “PS” series, but developed simultaneous production capability at both its Bessemer AL and Butler PA manufacturing plants.
The Tangent Scale Models PS-3 is a state of the art, dimensionally-accurate scale replica with highly accurate “true-to-life” colors and precise lettering stencils that match the intricacies of the prototype. Tangent’s PS-3 coal hopper was designed from genuine PS spec documents, and includes body variations with or without end heap shields, three different styles of door mechanisms, and several handbrake variations so that your car properly matches the variations found on the prototype. Also included is Tangent’s fine “near-scale” draft gear box with side “key” detail. Our ready-to-operate replica is finished with coupler lift bars accompanying Kadee® scale couplers, CNC-machined wheels, and sufficient hidden weights to ensure the model operates as good as it looks, whether running as an empty or as a load (removable coal load IS INCLUDED).
Louisville & Nashville (L&N) ) in the striking “Original Dixie Line” scheme from 1959. These cars feature the classy L&N mineral red car body with heap shields and with the “Dixie Line” lettering spelled out on the right side of the car. This is a DIFFERENT series than the series we offered in our first production run; this series represents L&N’s second order of cars delivered in 1959, whereas the first run was delivered in 1957. It is worth noting that this was the L&N standard coal hopper design, with a humongous fleet numbering 8,150 cars built between 1957 and 1961. While these cars were the backbone of L&N’s coal hauling operations, they were regularly seen offline in the South, Midwest, and Northeast.
Features include:
- Trucks: Tangent 70-ton ASF Ride Control
- Wheels: CNC-Machined 33″ Wheels
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