Athearn Genesis ATHG15806 HO ACF 4600 3-Bay Centerflow Hopper Pennsylvania Railroad PRR #259780 White Black NIB RTR

Athearn Genesis ATHG15806 HO ACF 4600 3-Bay Centerflow Hopper Pennsylvania Railroad PRR #259780 White Black NIB RTR

MODEL FEATURES:

Three body styles:

Early- High side ladder & brake wheel, single side stiffener

Mid- Low brake wheel, short side ladders both ends, single side stiffener

Late- As above but with double side stiffeners (post 1971)

Round or trough hatches

Photo-etched metal roofwalk

Separately applied wire grab irons and stirrup steps

Separate brake cylinder, valve and air reservoir with wire brake plumbing

Numerous detailed outlet versions

Multiple roadnumbers

Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box

Accurately painted and printed

Highly detailed, injection molded body

Separately applied brake wheel

Genesis 100-ton trucks with 36” machined metal wheels and animated spinning roller bearing caps

Screw mounted trucks

Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers

Weighted for trouble free operation

PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

The 3-bay CenterFlow covered hopper first entered service in the mid-1960s, built by American Car and Foundry. The cars handle loads such as grain, corn and similar bulk commodities. The Centerflow design relies on the car’s rounded body to provide structural strength - eliminating the traditional center sill, and making gravity unloading easier. Our 3-bay car represents the common 4600 cu.ft. capacity version. The railroads looking to replace their aging 40’ box cars in grain service needed a modern hopper design - one that could operate within the tighter Plate B clearances for light branchline and industrial service. ACF’s design won them many contracts from a plethora of railroads. One can find these cars still in revenue service today in grain trains and other similar service.

Specifications

COUPLER STYLE: McHenry Scale Knuckle

ERA: 1965+

Minimum Age Recommendation: 14 years

Is Assembly Required: No