Dear O Scale Customers;

Atlas is excited to announce New 2 & 3-Rail Cylindrical Hoppers

3-Bay

Agway

Shell Plastics

6-Bay

Norfolk & Western Bicentennial

Southern Pacific Bicentennial

Prototype Info

Introduced in 1961 by ACF to haul sand, clay, salt, grain and bulk plastics, the Cylindrical Hopper was the first commercially successful tank-type covered hopper car design. A few of the more than 4,000 cars of this type built through 1966 can still be seen in service today across the United States.

Features:

• Accurate painting and lettering
• Spring die-cast 100-ton roller-bearing trucks with rotating bearing caps
• Opening hatches
• True ¼” dimensions and details
• Realistic see through roof walks
• Separately-applied grab irons
• Separately-applied brake detail
• Die-cast articulated couplers (3-rail)
• 3 Bay Minimum radius curve: O-31 (3-rail)
• 6 Bay Minimum radius curve: O-42 (3-rail)

About Atlas O Scale Rolling Stock

Atlas O scale rolling stock represents the pinnacle of decades of research and development, resulting in some of the most prototypically accurate model railroad products on the market today and includes a wide array of car types, from box cars, to passenger cars to cabooses. In addition to being intricately detailed, Atlas O scale rolling stock features crisp painting and lettering, perfectly recreating the colorful paint schemes found on their real-world counterparts. Available in 3-Rail and 2-Rail, all Atlas O scale rolling stock is ready to run right out of the box, so you can go straight from the hobby store to using the model in your fleet.

About Atlas Model Railroad Company

The primary mission of Atlas is to produce and offer to the public, multiple scale lines of high quality, model railroad products based on prototype information. Atlas’ philosophy is based on a dedicated commitment to prototype research, design and construction. The desired and demanded goal is to create, market and distribute durable operational scale models utilizing the full range of exacting detail which accurately depicts life-sized objects, while providing exceptional service to Atlas customers. In 1999, Atlas O was founded so that the hallmark of Atlas products in HO & N could be offered to O scale modelers. Since then, the product line has expanded to include a vast library of track pieces, accessories, as well as rolling stock and locomotives.

By keeping up the high standards set by Steve Schaffan those many years ago, Atlas will remain a leader in innovation and technology in the model railroading industry for years to come. Although many things have changed since Atlas incorporation in 1949, they follow the tradition and values of their founders. As Atlas have for the last 50 years, they will continue to produce quality, precision products for the model railroad enthusiast.

Order Due Date: Available Now

Anticipated Delivery Date: March 2027

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