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Uncataloged Premier O Scale Santa Fe 100 Ton Hoppers Now In Stock
August 12, 2023 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has released an exclusive Premier O Scale Santa Fe 100 Ton Hopper in a chrome plated finish for M.T.H. Authorized Retailer Patrick's Trains of Wheeling, West Virginia. These very limited hoppers are available in two different car numbers and are only available for order on a first-come, first-served basis.  Item No. 20-99068 Santa Fe 100 Ton Hopper Car Item No. 20-99069 Santa Fe 100 Ton Hopper Car ABOUT THE 100-TON HOPPER Once relatively unusual, covered hoppers are one of modern railroading’s most common cars, transporting bulk commodities from grain to cement and a variety of powdered and granular products such as raw plastic pellets. The modern cylindrical covered hopper was pioneered by American Car and Foundry in 1961. Up to that time, the typical covered hopper was basically a coal hopper with a roof. Like most freight cars, covered hoppers had a center sill that ran down the middle, and unloading doors were placed on either side of the sill. Some of the load would invariably cake on the center sill, and cars would have to be vibrated to loosen the product and fully empty the car. ACF’s innovation was the Center Flow design. The frame members were moved to the outside of the car, the hopper body was made cylindrical, and the unloading doors were moved to the center line of the car, at the bottom of the cylinder. The result was a car that unloaded more completely with less work and had a larger load capacity as well. Our model is based on the Government of Canada hoppers constructed in Canada by several car builders in the late 1970s and early 1980s and still in service today. A government Web site explains the story behind the cars: "There are approximately 12,100 railway hopper cars in the Government of Canada fleet, which form the core of rolling stock used by the Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway to move western grain. These cars are provided at no cost to the railways for the transportation of grain from the Prairies to the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, and Churchill, Manitoba, for export, or to Thunder Bay and Armstrong, Ontario, for domestic or export purposes. The railways have day-to-day control of the cars and allocate them to grain shippers on a commercial basis. The Government of Canada receives annual alternate-use revenues from the railways when the cars are not used in regulated grain service." Order directly from: Patrick's Trains | MTH Archive Auction Scheduled
Cabin Fever Auctions will be conducting another auction of the official M.T.H. Archive Collection from M.T.H.'s 124,000 sq. ft. Maryland warehouse. The latest auction is scheduled for August 14, 2023, and can be previewed online by visiting the auction preview listing. www.CabinFeverAuctions.comor call 800-789-5068 or 610-587-8139
M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing the 2023 Premier O Scale New York Central Dreyfuss and Empire State Express 4-6-4 Hudson Steam Locomotives in seven different livery schemes this Winter. Each of these offerings is limited in production and expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in March 2024. Check out each of these offerings HERE. These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.
M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing the 2023 Premier O Scale General Electric U25B Diesel Locomotives in five different livery schemes this Winter. Each of these offerings is limited in production and expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in January 2024. Check out each of these offerings HERE. These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer. | ||||||
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