Available Items
December 3, 2024 - M.T.H. Electric Trains will release the 2025 RailKing O Gauge Airslide Hopper Cars in six unique liveries next Spring. These cars will be available as single cars and 3-car sets, each individually numbered. They will be limited in production and expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in May 2025.
Check out each of the offerings in the list on the left.
PROTOTYPE HISTORY
General American Transportation Corporation produced more than 5,000 4180 cubic foot Airslide covered hoppers between 1963 and 1980 as a response to customer demand for larger covered hoppers capable of handling bulk commodities. These very common cars continued General American’s “Airslide” family innovations from the 1950s, and proved valuable to bulk shippers who wanted a larger car than the earlier-design 2600 cubic foot cars provided.
In an Airslide covered hopper, the bays are formed into two narrow, steep-sided troughs with a layer of air-permeable material at the bottom. Air is pumped through the material causing the load to fluidize and flow easily through the hopper outlets.
Check out each of the offerings in the list on the left.
Product Features
- Intricately Detailed, Durable ABS Body
- Metal Wheels and Axles
- Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks
- Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers
- Colorful, Attractive Paint Schemes
- Decorative Brake Wheels
- Separate Metal Handrails
- Fast-Angle Wheel Sets
- Needle-Point Axles
- Unit Measures: 13” x 2 7/16” x 3 5/8”
- Operates On O-31 Curves