It was New York Central who actually designed these 14-panel hoppers as an alternative to the AAR standard 9-panel car. The NYC design proved to be popular with more railroads than the AAR design. NYC went on to buy or build more than 7,000 of these hoppers for their own fleet.

FEATURES:

• die cast slope sheet-hopper bay-center sill assembly
• injection molded plastic sides, ends, and hopper doors
• fully molded brake tank, valve and air lines
• body mounted brake hose detail
• load
• body mounted magnetically operating knuckle couplers
• close coupling
• Fox Valley Models metal wheels