Following nine years of continuous production, the Pullman-Standard 4750cf covered hopper was the largest mass-produced covered hopper design in North American railcar history. After Pullman-Standard’s demise in 1981, Trinity Industries acquired the design and production rights for the “Pullman-version” of the 4750 design (which killed Trinity’s own 4750 from the catalog). Shippers wanted the “Pullman-design” 4750 to be offered again! Produced between 1988 and 1995, Trinity produced the “Pullman-design” 4750 and met customer needs for this popular covered hopper. During that production period, Trinity made a series of refinements to the design. Many Class I railroads purchased the Trinity 4750, with BN, UP, and CSX ordering them in the thousands. Trinity 4750 cars continue to serve Class I, short line, and in lessee services today, hauling grains, fertilizer, salt, and other bulk commodities.

The Tangent Trinity 4750 is a state of the art, dimensionally-accurate scale replica with highly accurate “true-to-life” colors and precise letter stencils. This isn’t a “one size fits all” model – Tangent Scale Models have tooled all of the phases of these cars! Tangent Scale Models Trinity 4750 system of models offers a multitude of detail variations and phases to replicate the different Trinity offerings as the car design evolved. Example variations include: riveted and welded body parts, brake systems, outlet gates, roof hatches, jacking pads, brakewheel housings, brakewheels, etc. Tangent Scale Models replicas include their fine “near-scale” draft gear box with beautifully-rendered side “key” detail. Tangent Scale Models ready-to-operate replica is finished with coupler lift bars accompanying Kadee scale couplers and sufficient hidden weights to ensure the model operates as good as it looks. At more than 100 parts per car, not to mention phase accurate details, genuine Kadee couplers, and all-metal wheels, Tangent Scale Models provide you with a high-value-for-your-dollar model that will provide you with years of enjoyment and curb-appeal.

A quick synopsis of Tangent Scale Models Trinity Industries “Pullman-Design” 4750 scale replicas include:

• Dimensional accuracy – designed from Pullman-Standard plans and verified with field measurements

• Highly correct “true to life” colors

• “Hyper-Accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement

• “Near-scale” draft gear box with beautifully-rendered side “key” detail

• Multiple road numbers for each scheme

• Road-specific details for each scheme

• “See through” etched metal running boards and crossover platforms (in 6 possible combinations)

• Multiple new carbody configurations

• Multiple brake layout configurations

• 4 all-new brakewheel housing and clevis options

• 6 new outlet gates

• 9 all-new original + replacement style roof hatch parts

• 4 jacking pad varieties covering Trinity production from 1988-1995

• 5 different AEI tags covering different railroad-specified applications

• Models with and without shaker bracket parts, as appropriate

• Beautiful details – wire grab irons and coupler lift bars – no “molded in” plastic grab irons here!

• Separate air hoses

• Tangent Scale Models precision 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with prototype-specific rotating bearing caps (four possible options!) and separate brake beam part (2 possible options!)

• CNC-machined 36” wheels

• Genuine Kadee scale couplers

• Recommended age 14 years and older

– Burlington Northern (BN) “Delivery Cascade Green 1990” continues Tangent Scale Models tradition of offering gorgeous BN models, and this is perhaps the most desired of them all! These cars are from the first 1,000 car group of the 6,000 BN-ordered Trinity 4750s. These cars came from Trinity in the “3 line” BN scheme with the smaller BN logo, all justified to the left side of the car. While most of the stenciling is sharp white paint against the Cascade Green carbody color, there are yellow caution lettering stenciling blocks on the sides and ends. Finally, the cars have 3” “AAR TEST WHEELS” lettering on them to denote new wheel designs being tested in the field. Tangent Scale Models call these cars “Version 2” Trinity Pullman-Design 4750s, and they are the first cars to branch away from the Pullman-design features – notably the changeover from riveted to welded exterior construction features at the side and end corner posts. Additionally, these cars introduce the “bolt on” outlet gate design that was found on some of the Trinity 4750 prototypes. The sides of the cars feature the “long version” of the jacking pads, as well as the lowered bolster height version of the jacking pad assembly. Up on the roof of the cars are unpainted galvanized “slope up” Morton-design running boards which also include end supports, and the galvanized steel trough hatches that Trinity applied are replicated on Tangent Scale Model. Every railroad had different hatches, and BN is no exception, with multiple hatch types across orders – and within each order! The ends of the cars include a new-design brake reservoir, an entirely new brake layout, center-tube brake adjustment line, Ellcon National D-5600 brake housing, angled defect card holder, and straight-handle coupler lift bars, all of which are accurately modeled on Tangent Scale Models replicas. Underneath the cars, the centersill dividers have access holes in them like they should. These cars carrying this BN paint scheme were the capstone freight car of the Burlington Northern era. They were the largest fleet of cars ever to wear Cascade Green Burlington Northern paint, and they exemplified the early 1990s BN era. These cars were seemingly everywhere, and some of the fleet remains in service today in their original BN green paint, operating within the large BNSF covered hopper fleet. Oh, and just one more thing: BN was the largest purchaser of Trinity 4750s. The first 12 road numbers carry August 1990 build dates, whereas the second 12 road numbers carry September 1990 build dates.

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