Tangent ~ HO Scale ~ Chicago Great Western ~ Pullman-Standard PS-2 3215CuFt Covered Hopper ~ 35016-01

Chicago Great Western (CGW) “CNW Zito Repaint 10-1984”illustrates a beautiful CNW Clinton-Shops repaint of a CGW car.  When they were repainted by CNW, the railroad retained the original reporting marks of these former CGW cars.  CNW assumed the leases on these CGW cars when CNW acquired CGW in 1968.  The models feature a see-through Apex-style running board, “Early-style” round roof hatches, body-mounted brake gear and Enterprise gravity outlet gates.  The B-end of the car features all of the brake details and piping of the prototype, including a gorgeous Universal 7400 brake stand, Universal brake wheel, Apex-style brake step, high-mounted retainer valve, wire piping details and a finely executed air release rod poking through the bottom sill on each side of the carbody.  Metal corner stirrup steps and flexible rubber air hoses on each end of the car provide durability.  The model rides on Tangent’s brand-new 70-Ton ASF A-3 Ride Control Roller Bearing trucks with Timken rotating bearing caps – a favorite for PS 3215cf covered hoppers!  We are pleased to offer 3 accurate road numbers in this Zito repaint scheme, providing a neat car option for our 1984+ modelers, and these cars served into the post-CNW Union Pacific era!  Each is road number and photo-specific with stencil data and placement.