Prototype Info

Side Dump cars are a very versatile class of railroad car, designed to deposit their load to either side of the tracks, rather than between the rails like a ballast hopper. This feature is utilized by the railroads in maintenance-of-way roles for rapidly building up fills and cuts with stone, rip-rap or soil as well as for depositing ballast. Side dump cars are also used in revenue service hauling ore, limestone, gravel, and coal, in industrial settings hauling waste or recycling materials, and in mining operations. Their low sides enable easy loading of material, and their rapid discharge rates – some less than 10 seconds – and ability to take a lot of abuse have earned them the nickname of a “dump truck on rails”.

Features:

• Metal Wheels and Axles
• Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks
• Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers
• Decorative Brake Wheels
• Fast-Angle Wheel Sets
• Needle-Point Axles
• Die-Cast Metal Body
• Operating Dump w/Shake Action
• Unit Measures:12 1/16 x 2 5/8 x 2 1/2
• Operates On O-31 Curves

About Atlas O Premier Rolling Stock

Atlas O Premier Rolling Stock is prototypically accurate and includes a wide array of car types, from box cars, to passenger cars to cabooses. In addition to being intricately detailed, Atlas O Premier Rolling Stock features crisp painting and lettering, perfectly recreating the colorful paint schemes found on their real-world counterparts. Atlas O Premier Rolling Stock is ready to run right out of the box, so you can go straight from the hobby store to using the model in your fleet.

About Atlas Model Railroad Company

The primary mission of Atlas is to produce and offer to the public, multiple scale lines of high quality, model railroad products based on prototype information. Atlas’ philosophy is based on a dedicated commitment to prototype research, design and construction. The desired and demanded goal is to create, market and distribute durable operational scale models utilizing the full range of exacting detail which accurately depicts life-sized objects, while providing exceptional service to Atlas customers. In 1999, Atlas O was founded so that the hallmark of Atlas products in HO & N could be offered to O scale modelers. Since then, the product line has expanded to include a vast library of track pieces, accessories, as well as rolling stock and locomotives.

By keeping up the high standards set by Steve Schaffan those many years ago, Atlas will remain a leader in innovation and technology in the model railroading industry for years to come. Although many things have changed since Atlas incorporation in 1949, they follow the tradition and values of their founders. As Atlas have for the last 50 years, they will continue to produce quality, precision products for the model railroad enthusiast.

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