Guaranteed Pre-Order Deadline is July 7th, 2026
After closing, you may still place a pre-order and we will attempt to acquire one for you.
Estimated Delivery Date Is: March 2027
Product Information:
Bluford Shops is announcing a new group of runs on our N scale USRA 30’6” 2-Bay Hopper. These ready-to-run cars feature: die cast slope sheet-hopper bay-center sill assembly; injection molded plastic sides, ends, and hopper doors; fully molded brake tank, valve and air lines; coal load; lever-style hand brake; body mounted magnetically operating knuckle couplers; close coupling; and metal wheels.
Philadelphia & Reading acquired 2,000 of these hoppers after the war under the USRA (note the C.T. suffix to the road number also seen on the C&O cars.) The P&R was the railroad subsidiary of the Reading Company. But, when the Reading Company was re-organized, it became a common carrier and there was no longer a need for a separate P&R subsidiary and the fleet was folded into the RDG. These P&R cars are available in 4 different road numbers