Guaranteed Pre-Order Deadline is June 30th, 2026
After closing, you may still place a pre-order and we will attempt to acquire one for you.
Estimated Delivery Date Is: September 2027
Product Information:
Starting in 1953, General American Transportation began building Airslide covered hoppers. One of the two original configurations was a 2,600-cubic foot, single-bay car with a 70-ton capacity. In addition to railroad-owned cars, there were a number of Airslide covered hoppers leased by GATC to sugar and bakery companies. Later on, larger cars were introduced as the railroads continued to improve their infrastructure. To extend the useful lives of the smaller 2600 cuft cars, some of them were permanently connected in 2-unit drawbar sets. The drawbar sets operated as a single car, and therefore had a whopping total capacity of 5,200 cu.ft. - although their substantial length was a notable drawback.
Features:
- Three different body styles
- Detailed underbody including outlet piping
- Rectangular or oval shaker brackets
- Gravity or gravity-pneumatic outlets
- See-through metal roof walk
- Factory installed wire grab irons and brake piping
- Separately applied round roof hatches and brake wheel
- Roller bearing or Bettendorf trucks
- Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours
- Weighted for optimum performance
- Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
- Accurately painted and printed
- Highly detailed, injection molded body
- Minimum radius: 18”