Norfolk Southern 14-Panel hoppers. Of course we are talking about the original Norfolk Southern. This NS ran from Norfolk, Virginia south into North Carolina, then west to Raleigh, Durham, Fayetteville, and finally Charlotte. In comparison, this NS was a bit bigger than the Monon. The line was puchased by Southern Railway in 1974 and combined with another subsidiary the Carolina and Northwestern under the NS name. In 1981, they changed the name to Carolina & Northwesten so Southern and N&W could use the Norfolk Southern name for their new merger. This run will be available in 3 roadnumbers and include “gravel” loads.

Features:

►Friction bearing or roller bearing trucks as appropriate for each road name
► fully molded air tank and valve with piping, slope sheet braces
► body mounted brake hose detail
►separate brake cylinder, rod and lever detail (a first on an N scale open hopper!)
► body mounted magnetically operating couplers
► coal load
► diecast slope sheets and center sill
► and injection molded plastic sides, ends and hopper doors

All runs will be available in multiple road numbers (a single and one of each of the multi-packs gives you one of each road number available.)

Reserve Before Aug. 31,2011 

Delivery Expected March 2012