Scale Trains Operator SXT10715 HO Pullman-Standard PS-2CD 4785cf Covered Hopper CSX Transportation NYC #889044 Tan NIB RTR

Scale Trains Operator SXT10715 HO Pullman-Standard PS-2CD 4785cf Covered Hopper CSX Transportation NYC #889044 Tan NIB RTR

Designed from builder drawings and field measurements, the all-new Pullman-Standard 4785cf Covered Hopper is the latest freight car from ScaleTrains.com. Perfect for modelers from the 1960s until today, these cars are an important part of the P-S covered hopper family. Since the beginning, these cars have crisscrossed North America running in groups and singles in freight trains. The Operator series model features a common body with continuous ribbed trough hatch, tall vertical end supports, and short outlet gates.

Prototype Specific To ScaleTrains

Additional Features

-All-new model

-Four (4) different road numbers

-Continuous trough hatch with ribs

-Molded Apex (slotted) walkways and coupler platforms

-Tall end vertical grab supports

-Tall vertical end supports.

-Gravity outlets with short tracks

-Factory-applied ladders

-Air reservoir and control valve details

-Molded trainline piping

-Handbrakes mounted on the tall end vertical supports

-Highly-detailed one-piece Barber S-2 100-ton trucks

-36" machined metal wheels

-Minimum radius: 18"

-Recommended radius: 22"

All Operator Freight Cars Feature

-Multiple road numbers

-Fully assembled

-Simplified underbody brake rigging details

-Body mounted semi-scale knuckle couplers

-Simplified printing and lettering legible even under magnification

-Accurately profiled .110" wide wheel tread

-Weighted to Industry standards

-Operates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail

-Color matched to existing Tru-Color Paint colors whenever possible

-Packaging safely stores model

-Enhancements available separately including metal grab irons, coupler cut levers, trainline hoses, and more

History

One of the larger sizes offered in the Pullman-Standard covered hopper catalog, the PS-2CD 4785 cubic foot design could be optimized for a variety of commodities, from grain products, to chemical or mineral ladings. Introduced in 1967 and built at their Butler, PA plant, the basic design would see refinements to its basic design over its five-year production span. The end “cages” of the cars would change over this period, with revisions to the end grab iron and support arrangements. Later production would also feature tall shear plates as part of the end sills, adding another visual distinction to this family of cars.

And as common with other covered hopper production, the customer could option the cars with different roof hatch options; full-length trough, three-trough, or round hatches. The full-length trough hatches were typically applied to cars intended for grain duty, allowing easy loading from spouts used at grain elevators. Round hatches are easier to seal, and were preferred for cars designed for commodities that needed better protection from the elements. The three-trough option, unique to Cotton Belt, was essentially the full-length trough divided into three smaller sections, making it a “best-of-both-worlds” option that combined the ease of loading of the full-length trough, with the better sealing capability of a round hatch.

Different outlet types and brands could also be fitted, with gravity or gravity-pneumatic types installed for optimal handling of different commodities. Gravity outlets were preferred for grains, while the gravity-pneumatic outlet type offered greater flexibility in the types of commodities that could be handled. The gravity setting allowed the commodity to discharge from the outlets via normal gravity (such as grain), while the pneumatic setting allowed commodities to be unloaded via vacuum hose. This was used for ladings such as plastic pellets, or powdery chemical or foodstuff commodities, that would tend to “cake-up” in the outlet, and needed the vacuum for smoother and contamination-free unloading. Running board and end coupler platforms could also vary per customer option, with Apex (slotted-hole), Morton (round-hole), and U.S. Gypsum (diamond-hole) types seen fitted to these cars.