Introduction

Home Shops HFH-012-001 HO Scale PS 4427 Covered Hopper Neosho Valley Lines NVL 150042

Limited Edition

The freelance Neosho Valley Lines is a very-cool Alco-powered railroad belonging to Brad Bourbina. The name “Neosho Valley Lines” was originally used for the freelance model railroad of the Cherry Valley Model Railroad Club. When the club switched to a prototype interest, Mr. Bourbina adopted the name for his own freelance operation.

In 1956 the Missouri Pacific emerged from receivership and chose to divest itself of some smaller routes, including Larned east to Pittsburg, then Cornell and Nevada, MO, as well as south from Rich Hill to Joplin, MO. The owner, being from the Southeast Kansas area, named the road after the river he crossed on his daily commute and the river valley the highway he traveled traversed, and the Neosho Valley Railway was born!

This model is manufactured by Tangent Scale Models and is an exclusive freelance paint scheme for Home Shops. The Tangent PS-4427 High-Side covered hopper is is a gorgeous model that comes with CNC-Machined 36″ wheels, metal roof walks and end cross walks, Kadee metal couplers, correct weight, rotating bearing caps, and crisp paint detail.

FEATURES:

• Pullman style lettering and data stencils
• ACI label
• Lettering style mimicking the MP/CEI/TP orders of cars being built in this early 1971 window.
• Cars are lettered as an add-on fictitious lot 9544A to the real 1971 MP etc. lot 9544 in 1971.
• Original ribbed roof hatch
• Keystone Portloc Outlet gates
• Split style end running board support
• Clip style train air line
• Universal brake wheel
• Apex Crossover platforms
• 2-Step corner ladders
• No Centersill supports between the bays
• Integrated toe loop/jacking pad
• Truck brake beams for body mounted brake hardware
• Hyatt roller bearings