Introduced in 1961 by ACF® to haul sand, clay, salt, grain and bulk plastics, the Cylindrical Hopper was the first commercially successful tank-type covered hopper car design. A few of the more than 4,000 cars of this type built through 1966 can still be seen in service today across the United States.

Features Include:

-Accurate painting and lettering
-Spring die-cast 100-ton roller-bearing trucks with rotating bearing caps
-Opening hatches
-True ¼” dimensions and details
-Realistic see through roof walks
-Separately-applied grab irons
-Separately-applied brake detail
-Die-cast articulated couplers (3-rail)
-Minimum radius curve (3-Rail): O-31 
-Minimum diameter curve (2-Rail) 36"