Intermountain, HO Scale, 472107 Trinity 5161 Covered Hoppers, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, (Six Pack)

Road Number May Vary

Ten road names of the HO 5161 hopper car will be shipping in early July. All models feature laser sharp decoration, Kadee operating knuckle couplers, precision InterMountain metal wheel sets, and multiple road numbers.

In the early 1990s America’ s overed hopper fleet began to show it’s age. Many hoppers were already approaching 30 years of service and were limited in capacity. The times were changing; shippers and the railroads demanded higher capacity covered hoppers for a new era of railroading. Unit trains of covered hoppers were becoming the norm. Trinity responded with a new design boasting 5,161 Cubic Feet of capacity. Their design served a number of key markets, including grains, fertilizers, petrochemicals, incorporating different loading hatches and outlet gates. Many North American railroads adopted the Trinity 5161 covered hopper design into their unit trains. These cars are still rolling in service today and InterMountain is proud deliver this ubiquitous railcar in two major body variants not offered in plastic until now.

Features:
Etched Metal Roofwalks
Sharp Painting and Lettering
Multiple Road Numbers
Kadee Metal Knuckle Couplers
InterMountain Metal Wheelsets