Athearn ATH98492 RTR 5-Bay Rapid Discharge Hopper - ITGX Red #10181 HO Scale

MODEL FEATURES:
ELFX and GGPX are coal service cars. CBNS, HLMX, and ITGX are sugar beet service cars
ITGX Sugar beet service cars will include newly-developed etched upper extensions included in poly bag
Removable load
Highly detailed, injection-molded body
Separately applied brake wheel and wire grab irons on side ladders
Accurately painted and printed for prototypical realism
Highly detailed, injection-molded body
Body-mounted, McHenry® scale double-shelf knuckle couplers
Weighted for optimum performance
Fully assembled and ready for your layout
Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
Minimum radius: 18”

PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:
The unit train concept was pioneered by Ortner Freight Car Co. in 1960 as an effort to streamline bulk cargo unloading. Robert Ortner, developer of the rapid-discharge door system, targeted unloading a train of rapid discharge cars in 30 minutes to an hour. Previously this same task would take four hours or longer. Unit trains shuttle back and forth between mines and power plants eliminating dwell time in yards. The concept has become ubiquitous to the modern railroading scene.

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