Product Description
PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:
The PS-2 2600 cu ft covered hopper first entered service in the 1960s.
The car was popular for cement and sand service and could still be found
in use well into the 2000s. The most common service was cement and
sand. Occassionally used as buffer cars in instances were a bulk load
was not protected by a bulkhead, for example an uprotected lumber load
on flat car would require a buffer car between the load and the caboose or
locomotive.
MODEL FEATURES:
• Flush or overhanging roof per prototype
• Highly detailed end cages and etched end platforms
• Body-mounted, McHenry® scale double-shelf knuckle couplers
• Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular
brands of track
• Weighted for optimum performance
• Accurately painted and printed for prototypical realism
• Highly detailed, injection-molded body
• Fully assembled and ready for your layout
• Minimum radius: 18”
Road Name : Detroit Toledo & Ironton - DT&I
Road Number : 11116
