looking through youtube videos on a very warm Sat. morn I came across ballast trains on the UP and was wondering if Atlas has produced a hopper car that could be used for such a train. The painting is one color but finding the decals could be difficult. This train is long yet I have seen ones near cabazon Calif. of about 20 or 30 cars and I feel I could get away with 9 to 12 cars on the layout using one or two engines. I realize that these ballast hoppers have a special dumping shoot other than what I see is offered, however, as long as I don't have anyone looking too hard under the superstructure I can get a pass. Maybe I could find a 3d printing machine to build the right parts , no, but the future is getting awful close.
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