These 14-panel hoppers formed the core of Clinchfield Railroad’s car fleet from the mid-60s until the Seaboard System merger of 1983. Clinchfield served five states with just 300 miles of railroad and was one of the busiest railroads per mile of track in North America. By 1972, these hoppers had all received ACI tags and the first iteration of the con-stencil was being applied to the 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