I have all the raw materials to build this car and is on my to do list, thought maybe someone out there may have done this already. Maybe Menards will crank one out one day. Word document attached.
An aluminum car body like that could be laser cut, out of real aluminum that is close to scale thickness. Then the parts could be laser welded together inside a steel support structure.
It would be a unique model and a conversation piece. I have never seen or heard of this hopper. Was this a one off or did the ACL or any other railroad have a fleet of them? NH Joe
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