30-75793 NORTH POLE CYLINDRICAL COVERED HOPPER W/ CHRISTMAS LIGHTS-O QuickBooks Expand your traditional O Gauge

Expand your traditional O Gauge New York Central trains with this Pacemaker Merchandise Boxcar

Large enough to fit the equivalent of four 53' trailer contents

Body-mounted magnetic knuckle couplers

Featuring three brick businesses in one compact structure

Just Plug® provides a complete

30-75793 NORTH POLE CYLINDRICAL COVERED HOPPER W/ CHRISTMAS LIGHTS-O QuickBooks Expand your traditional O GaugeUntil the advent of the covered hopper, bulk commodities like grain and cement were packed in sacks and loaded into boxcars. Loading and unloading was a tedious, time consuming affair. In the 1930s, a few railroads took the basic coal hopper design and added a roof with loading hatches, enabling bulk commodities to be loaded from the top and unloaded from the bottom. In 1953, Pullman Standards 70 ton PS 2 became the first mass produced covered hopper