More New England themed rolling stock from MTH. These are not available from a dealer but the club. These could look good behind a Quebec and Central Maine AC4400. 
Reference: Uncataloged RailKing O Gauge Maine Central 4-Bay Cylindrical Hopper Announced
February 3, 2022 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has announced a RailKing 4-Bay Cylindrical Hopper in an exciting and exclusive "Fall Foliage" Maine Central livery for the Maine 3-Railers. The car will be offered in two car numbers and will be available in very limited quantities beginning in April 2022.
Item No. 30-75710 Main Central 4-Bay Cylindrical Hopper
Car No. 2201
Early Order Price: $65.00 (Plus $15.00 for shipping)
Item No. 30-75711 Main Central 4-Bay Cylindrical Hopper
Car No. 2202
Early Order Price: $65.00 (Plus $15.00 for shipping)
ABOUT THE 4-BAY CYLINDRICAL HOPPER
Until the advent of the covered hopper, bulk commodities like grain and cement were packed in sacks and loaded into boxcars. Loading and unloading was a tedious, time-consuming affair. In the 1930s, a few railroads took the basic coal hopper design and added a roof with loading hatches, enabling bulk commodities to be loaded from the top and unloaded from the bottom. In 1953, Pullman-Standard’s 70-ton PS-2 became the first mass-produced covered hopper to be widely owned by U.S. railroads.
But these pioneering covered hoppers had one problem: Like other cars of their time, they were built on a frame with a center sill, or support beam, that ran down the middle. Some of the load would cake or collect on the beam, making it difficult to fully unload the cars. In 1961, American Car and Foundry solved the problem with the first center-flow-covered hopper, with its support beams on the outside of the frame and unobstructed, full-width unloading doors. Today’s cylindrical hoppers are all descended from that ACF innovation. Our model represents a modern 100-ton, 4-bay car designed for lighter density loads like grains and plastic pellets; denser commodities are generally shipped in 2- or 3-bay cars.
The cars are only available for order through the Maine 3-Railers by contacting:
Peter Hanson
21 Norway Drive
Chelsea, ME 04330
207-622-4256
