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Uncataloged Premier O Scale 70-Ton 3-Bay Hopper Car Sets AnnouncedMay 18, 2021 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has announced an exclusive Premier O Scale 70-Ton 3-Bay Hopper Car Set in Wheeling & Lake Erie livery for Patrick's Trains in Wheeling, West Virginia. Twelve different car numbers are being offered in two 6-car sets. Each is very limited in quantity and available for order on a first-come, first-served basis. Anticipated delivery is September 2021 .Item No. 20-92288 Wheeling & Lake Erie 6-Car 70-ton 3-Bay Hopper Car Set Car No's. 548920, 548925, 548928, 548932, 548935, 548934Pre-Order Price: $369.95 (plus freight) Click HERE to order. Item No. 20-92289 Wheeling & Lake Erie 6-Car 70-ton 3-Bay Hopper Car Set Car No's. 548922, 548927, 548929, 548933, 548936, 548930Pre-Order Price: $369.95 (plus freight) Click HERE to order. ABOUT THE PREMIER O SCALE 70-TON 3-BAY HOPPER Unlike equipment that carried a variety of loads, like boxcars, flatcars, and gondolas, this 3-bay hopper was designed specifically for one cargo: bituminous coal. Its capacity matched the volume of coal that a pair of typical 70-ton freight trucks could carry. And its slope sheets — the angled floors at either end of the car — were set at precisely the angle at which coal would flow easily from its bottom doors. (Covered grain hoppers, for example, require much steeper slope sheets.) The large 3-bay car was ideal for delivery of bituminous coal to large industrial customers and railroads. In contrast, cleaner-burning anthracite coal, shipped more commonly to small, local coal dealers who served the home heating market, often traveled in smaller 2-bay hoppers. Order directly from: Patrick's Trains |