So you want to know when these cars appeared?

 

CN’s Happy Holidays Santa Train with the Snowman graphics appeared on the Santa Train in December 2018, the CN Santa Train was pulled by Algoma Central "Agawa Canyon Tour Train" F40PH #106 for power!

 

The CN's Happy Holidays Santa Train with the Candle graphics appeared on the Santa train in December 2019, Fulton, KY to Centralia, IL before heading to Champaign for the night
on December 7th 2019.

 

Looking for more information about the New Marine Industries 4550 cuft 4 bay cylindrical Hoppers?

Continue reading below!

A couple of years ago a customer asked us at a large Train Show why we didn't like Canadian National. When we explained we did not have any reason to dislike Canadian National, we asked why he had that impresssion. "Well you are not making any of the Hawker Siddeley Cylindrical Hoppers in CN".

To which we replied "That's because Hawker Siddeley didn't make any Cylindrical Hoppers for CN (4550 cuft) with large noodle graphics".

The customer then showed us images of what he thought were Hawker Siddeley 4550 cu ft Cylindrical 4 Bay Hoppers with Large CN Noodle Graphics.

We then explained, the images he was showing us were not Hawker Siddeley built cars, they were built by Marine Industries in Quebec.

About 30% of the 4550 cu ft Cylindrical Hoppers were built by National Steel Car (NSC), and 40% were built by Hawker Siddeley (HS) and the balance were built by Martine Industries Limited (MIL).

Many modelers confuse the HS car with the MIL car. Although similar they are very different, "if you know what to look for when closely examining the cars".

In the early 1970's the Canadian Government facing increasing demand for grain transportation capacity decided to buid a new car to meet the needs of Canadian Grain Industry for the 1970's, 80's, 90's and beyond.

It was decided that a standard design would be agreed upon, but each of the three major Canadian manufacturers could vary the details of the car as long as the overall size, shape and capacity of the car was the same.

The MIL hoppers were a modified copy of the HS hoppers. The basic tank is the same, but the slope sheet (end supporting wall of the car), end frame, brake lines, air reservoir, auxiliary reservior, control valve location, ladders, running board and running board supports are different.

We will publish additional information about the Marine Industries 4550 Hopper with close up images of the differenent detail parts, in the coming days.

Remember, these cars have never been available before in N Scale.

In test marketing customers have asked us to run 12 road numbers for five of the paint schemes. All the rest we will produce 6 road numbers.

We will also do 6 cars equipped with Toggle Lock Pneumatic Gravity Gates!

(see close up image below)

Marine Industries 4550 cu ft Cylindrical Hopper

 

 

Orders have closed for the Canadian National Railroad Historical Association Commemorative edition car, but we may have a few left!

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Order Due Date For the Holiday Cars: TBA

Anticipated Delivery Date: TBA

 

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