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MODEL FEATURES: Removable load Separately applied wire grab irons and brake wheel Solid nickel silver wheels with RP25 contours Weighted for optimum performance Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers Highly-detailed, injection-molded body Painted and printed for realistic decoration Minimum radius: 18” PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO: A hopper car is a type of railroad freight car used to transport loose bulk commodities such as coal, ore, grain, and track ballast. Two main types of hopper car exist: covered hopper cars, which are equipped with a roof, and open hopper cars, which do not have a roof.