Introduction

Athearn 7636 HO Scale 40′ Ballast Hopper Frisco SLSF 97003

A hopper car is a type of railroad freight car used to transport loose bulk commodities such as coal, ore, grain, and track ballast. Two main types of hopper car exist: covered hopper cars, which are equipped with a roof, and open hopper cars, which do not have a roof.

FEATURES:

• Removable load
• Separately applied wire grab irons and brake wheel
• Solid nickel silver wheels with RP25 contours
• Weighted for optimum performance
• Body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
• Painted and printed for realistic decoration
• Minimum radius: 18