Description

This is Bluford Shops 73451 N Scale 1950’s Santa Fe 3 Bay Offset Side Hopper Car #78910. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (1950s scheme; boxcar red, no logo). Santa Fe had been collecting 3-bay offset side hoppers since the 1930s and ultimately established a fleet of several thousand cars. Cars delivered in the 1950s received this paint scheme with ATSF reporting marks (no periods and no ampersand.) Santa Fe generated coal loads in New Mexico as well as in smaller pockets in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. They also used these hoppers for gravel, flux stone and metallic ores.

Its key features are:
Ready-to-run
Diecast slope sheet-hopper bay-center sill assembly
Injection molded plastic sides, ends, and hopper doors
Fully molded brake tank, valve and air lines
Slope sheet braces
Separately molded vertical brake rod and lever assembly (a first on an N scale open hopper!)
Body-mounted brake hose detail
Coal load
Body mounted magnetically operating couplers
Close coupling

This item has been graded per TCA standards C-8: Like New based on visual appearance. Overall condition is Like New.

Condition: Like New (C-8)
Operational Status: Not Applicable
Original Box: Yes (P-6)

Manufacturer: Bluford Shops
Model Number: 73451
Road Name: Atchison Topeka Santa Fe (ATSF)

Scale/Era: N Scale
Model Type: Freight Cars

The Trainz SKU for this item is 6365494.

Trainz Product Id: 12851539