Introduction

Bachmann 71428 HO Scale 55′ Steel Coil Car Rock Island RI 955019

Steel Coil Cars are specialized freight cars designed to carry rolls of sheet metal for industrial use. Early examples debuted in the 1960s, and today the cars are a common sight on freight trains across North America. These latest additions to the Bachmann line feature newly tooled removable angled hoods as found on early examples of this car style, and include a load of six “steel” coils in addition to metal wheels and E-Z Mate Mark II couplers.

FEATURES:

• New and existing tooling
• Highly detailed painted bodies with precision graphics
• Removable angled hoods
• Load of six removable coils
• Separately-applied details
• Magnetically operated E-Z Mate* Mark II couplers
• Blackened machined metal wheels with RP25 contours