Pre-Order Hopper2

Chessie picked up over a thousand of these 14-Panel cars second hand from Helm beginning in 1985. A total of 12 road numbers will be available:
14051 C&O Chessie System 14-Panel single
14052 C&O Chessie 2-Pack
14053 C&O Chessie 3-Pack
14056 C&O Chessie 6-Pack

Each road name will be available in multiple road numbers. For instance, the single will have a different road number than the cars in a 3-Pack. So to obtain all available road numbers in a given paint scheme, order a single and one of each multipack. The multipack cars are in individual jewel cases that are shrink wrapped together and therefore can be broken up. Projected MSRP: $17.95 for single cars and multiples of that for the multipacks. Delivery scheduled for September, 2010.

*Chicago & North Western received a large fleet of these Offset Side cars from builder Pullman Standard in the late ‘40s. Many remained in service into the ‘80s. A total of 12 road numbers will be available:
73061 C&NW Offset Side single
73062 C&NW 2-Pack
73063 C&NW 3-Pack
73066 C&NW 6-Pack

*Rio Grande was an early adopter of the NYC design of 14-Panel rib side hoppers with this first batch coming from Bethlehem in 1957. More came the following year. A total of 20 road numbers will be available:
14041 D&RGW 14-Panel single
14043 D&RGW 3-Pack
14046 D&RGW 6-Pack
14040 D&RGW 10-Pack

*The 1,700 mile Central of Georgia system swarmed across Georgia and Alabama with tendrils into neighboring states. Their motto “The Right Way ” appeared on much of the freight car fleet. They came under the control of the Southern Railway in 1963 after a brief period of control by Frisco. A total of 6 road numbers will be available:
73051 CoG Offset Side single
73052 CoG 2-Pack
73053 CoG 3-Pack

*Canadian Pacific had 3,500 of these Offset Side cars. The script herald was adopted in the early 60s and survived in revenue service on some of these cars at least into the mid-80s. A total of 10 road numbers will be available:
73081 Canadian Pacific-Script Offset Side single
73083 CP-Script 3-Pack
73086 CP-Script 6-Pack.

*New York Central obtained their first 3-bay Offset Side Hoppers in the late 1920 ’s. Most were rebuilt beginning in 1949 and soldiered on for many more years. More new cars were acquired in the early 50s, before NYC switched allegence on 70-ton hopper designs in 1956 to our other new body style. A total of 12 road numbers will be available:
73071 New York Central Offset Side single
73072 NYC 2-Pack
73073 NYC 3-Pack
73076 NYC 6-Pack

Western Railway of Alabama and sister roads Atlanta & West Point and Georgia Railroad formed a 550 mile system linking Augusta and Macon with Atlanta, Georgia and west to Montgomery and Selma, Alabama. All were jointly controlled by L&N and ACL/SCL and as such were part of The Family Lines in the 1970s.These cars were delivered in the mid-60s and were still in service when
WofA was rolled into Seaboard System followed by CSX a few years later. A total of 6 road numbers will be available:
14031 WofA 14-Panel single
14032 WofA 2-Pack
14033 WofA 3-Pack

* Runs marked with an astrisk have had changes made to their artwork originally posted here when the runs were originally announced. This is common since early drafts of artwork are posted for the initial announcements. As we produce final production artwork, better information often comes to light and is incorporated accordingly. For instance, on Rio Grande the placement of "io" was corrected; On Central of Georgia the logo sizes were adjusted; On CP, the logo was cleaned up and placement and size adjusted and reflectors added; On NYC the road number group was changed, paint shop stencil added and road number moved; On C&NW the logo was cleaned up (not really visible here but there you go.)