Atlas hurricane sandy o scale hopper

http://www.atlasrr.com/News/save-the-shore.htm

P&D Hobby has the 3001119(3rail) on their website.

Even though the hoppers are too big for my current layout, I ordered two of them right away. The 2 rail version for display and the 3 rail for eventual running.

The following is from the Atlas website:

Hurricane Sandy landed in New Jersey and New York on October 29, 2012, causing massive flooding and wind damage all across the Garden State. Atlas got off lightly, with minimal damage and a week-long power outage. However, many of our customers, friends and family across the great state were not so lucky and suffered great losses in this terrible event.

 

Although the storm has long since passed, the rebuilding has only just begun. To help our compatriots in this matter, Atlas is producing the Hurricane  Sandy "Save the Shore" Relief Hoppers. This show of support is decorated with  stunning artwork of the dunes and scenery of our beautiful beaches and is available on a different model in each of the scales we offer--N, HO & O. 

      

All  profits will go directly to New York and New Jersey based Hurricane Sandy related charities.

 

For  NY - Empire State Relief Fund: Endorsed by   http://www.empirestaterelief.com/

 

For  NJ - NJ Relief Fund: Chaired by NJ First Lady Mary Pat Christie  http://sandynjrelieffund.org/

 

If you haven't helped out your brothers and sisters in the tri-state area yet, this is a fantastic way to do so while getting a handsome piece of rolling stock to run with pride on your layout.

 

These models will be available exclusively through the Atlas Online Store.

Please have your orders in by March 13th, 2013 for the N Scale model and April 12th, 2013 for the O Scale model. HO models have already been ordered and will be offered on a first come, first served basis.

My hoppers arrived late November/early December of 2013. As you saw in person, they are nice hoppers. I don't know how many were made, but they sold out immediately. As Keith posted, P&D has them for $79. My two hoppers were around that price, so it is a reasonable price to pay. A couple of other options are to contact AtlasO to see if they can put you in contact with a dealer who might have them in stock or to find an AtlasO dealer who can do a product search for you. The dealer I use is Lee at Dunhams Toy Trains. If you call, they will answer Deer Creak Honey Farm, but they will hand you over to Lee. (Let me tell you how irresistible it is to buy train cars with the smell of fresh honey wafting through the air, lol!)