In order to augment their 70 ton hopper fleet, Great Northern Railway purchased this group of 14-panel hoppers secondhand from Detroit Toledo & Ironton. The cars were repainted in GN’s latest paint scheme (adopted in 1967) before being placed in service. ACI tags were just becoming mandatory so these were included with the new paint job. 

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