K-Line K623-1781 O Scale NYC 4-Bay diecast metal hopper 904420
This is a nicely detailed K-Line diecast metal 4-bay hopper car. The model includes operating hopper doors and diecast metal sprung trucks. A photo of a typical prototype hopper is also shown.
Cannot verify the accuracy of the road number shown on the model. The BLT DATE on the model is not correct.
Love these K-line cars; they are good models and have a nice "steam-era" low proportion.
The number series is indeed correct for a batch of NYC hoppers - but the actual NYC cars cars were 3-bay, built by GATC in 1952, 40'8" long, number series 904000 - 904999.
The K-line car prototype was not an actual NYC car - so far as I know - and, while the prototype photo shown above is a 4-bay NYC hopper, it is obviously not the same as that modeled by K-line, as I'm sure you know.
Nice cars; have several - these, in various road names, can sometimes be had for below-plastic prices. I would love to have the NYC version, even though it's a non-prototypical model. I do have it lettered for the NYC B&A subsidiary.
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