We are proud to introduce Broadway Limited's newest HO scale freight car project - AAR 70-ton 3-bay hopper cars. These hoppers were everywhere on the railroads - at their peak they made up about 6% of all open hoppers, and approximately 1.5% of the entire North American freight car fleet. The first of these cars appeared in the late 1930's, and several were still in service in the 1980's!

In all, over 33,000 cars were built to this design, by numerous manufacturers and for over 30 railroads. The cars were used to transport coal, gravel, coke, and other bulk commodities across North America. In our first production, we are offering 4-packs and single cars detailed and decorated for 8 major railroads, and we will also offer Unlettered cars painted Oxide Red or Black. See below for more model features!

Model Features:

Model accurately scaled from prototype blueprints

Fine rivet detail throughout interior and exterior

Wire grab irons

Separate brake line and brake hoses

Two brake housing options - Ajax and Miner

Three brake wheel options applied appropriately - Ajax, Miner, and Modern

Two newly-tooled 70-ton trucks - solid bearing and roller bearing

Improved truck mounting design

Brake shoe and brake beam detail on trucks

Metal wheelsets feature prototypical wheel face contours

Factory equipped with metal Kadee-compatible knuckle couplers

Removable ABS coal load. Detailed and decorated interior.

Prototypically accurate decoration

4-packs contain four uniquely numbered cars

Fine printing accurately reproduces builders' stencils, trust lettering, repack data, and other minor lettering

Brake test stencil data printed on brake reservoir where appropriate

Reporting marks on center sill where appropriate

CN car features bilingual roadname as well as 1970s-era ACI label and consolidated stencil