The discussion grew out of another thread. As for the latest info, Mr. Muffin's Trains doesn't have any pink hoppers from Lionel yet. He and other hobby dealers have simply begun taking pre-orders for the new LionScale products (from old Weaver tooling) that was announced Thursday. One of the planned releases is the Klemme Co-op covered hopper in its pink scheme. Here's the link from Lionel's website (item no. 6-16140):
http://www.lionel.com/products...opper-6-pack-3-16140
Otherwise, here's the image from the website: