MTH Railking 30-75708 O Gauge 4 Bay Cylindrical Hopper Union Pacific "Big Boy" 4014 SpekBatt The KV & torque have

The KV & torque have been increased by 16% and 4% respectively

Walthers Mainline 910-7452 HO Scale 50' PS-2 CD 4427 Covered Hopper Santa Fe ATSF 302930

Walthers Cornerstone 933-3651 HO Scale Aunt Lucy's House Structure  with LED Lighting

this model is an asset to any modern HO Scale railroad

Kadee HO Scale 554 Bettendorf T-Section Trucks with 33" Ribbed Back Wheels

MTH Railking 30-75708 O Gauge 4 Bay Cylindrical Hopper Union Pacific "Big Boy" 4014 SpekBatt The KV & torque haveMTH Railking 30 75708 O Gauge 4 Bay Cylindrical Hopper Union Pacific "Big Boy" 4014 Until the advent of the covered hopper, bulk commodities like grain and cement were packed in sacks and loaded into boxcars. Loading and unloading was a tedious, time consuming affair. In the 1930s, a few railroads took the basic coal hopper design and added a roof with loading hatches, enabling bulk commodities to be loaded from the top and unloaded from the bottom.