Rivet Counter HO Scale Pullman-Standard 4785 Covered Hopper, Staley/Color Logo/TLCX

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Item Number	Road Number	Our Price	Availability
SXT33047	35152	$42.99	Sold Out
SXT33048	35168	$42.99	Sold Out
SXT33049	35174	$42.99	Sold Out
SXT33050	35181	$42.99	Sold Out

Road Number Specific ScaleTrains

Era: 1971 to 2000s
Series 35150 to 35184, built 8/71
Fully-assembled
Multiple road numbers
Color logo is printed on a separately applied etched brass logo panel
Body with shear plates
Factory-applied ladders with metal rungs
Handbrake mounted to shear plate
Photo-etched stainless-steel see-through Apex (slotted) walkway with metal grab irons and coupler crossover platforms
Continuous as built pressed steel trough loading hatches
Short center sill
Miner Mark E-7717 gravity outlet gates
Factory-applied metal grab irons, coupler cut levers, and trainline hoses
Brake plumbing with separate air reservoir, control valve, and retainer valve plus separately applied wireform plumbing including trainline pipe
Durable die-cast metal semi-scale standard Type E couplers
Highly-detailed Barber S-2 100-ton trucks with finely rendered raised foundry data, rotating bearing caps, side bearing detail, and truck-mounted brake beams
36” machined metal wheels with accurately profiled .110" wide wheel tread
Operates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
Weighted to Industry standards for reliable operation
Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
Paint colors match Tru-Color Paint color: TCP- 172 Weathered Concrete
Packaging safely stores model
Minimum radius: 18”
Recommended radius: 22”

One of the larger sizes offered in the Pullman-Standard covered hopper catalog, the PS-2CD 4785 cubic foot design could be optimized for a variety of commodities, from grain products, to chemical or mineral ladings. Introduced in 1967 and built at their Butler, PA plant, the basic design would see refinements to its basic design over its five-year production span. The end “cages” of the cars would change over this period, with revisions to the end grab iron and support arrangements. Later production would also feature tall shear plates as part of the end sills, adding another visual distinction to this family of cars.

And as common with other covered hopper production, the customer could option the cars with different roof hatch options; full-length trough, three-trough, or round hatches. The full-length trough hatches were typically applied to cars intended for grain duty, allowing easy loading from spouts used at grain elevators. Round hatches are easier to seal, and were preferred for cars designed for commodities that needed better protection from the elements. The three-trough option, unique to Cotton Belt, was essentially the full-length trough divided into three smaller sections, making it a “best-of-both-worlds” option that combined the ease of loading of the full-length trough, with the better sealing capability of a round hatch.

Different outlet types and brands could also be fitted, with gravity or gravity-pneumatic types installed for optimal handling of different commodities. Gravity outlets were preferred for grains, while the gravity-pneumatic outlet type offered greater flexibility in the types of commodities that could be handled. The gravity setting allowed the commodity to discharge from the outlets via normal gravity (such as grain), while the pneumatic setting allowed commodities to be unloaded via vacuum hose. This was used for ladings such as plastic pellets, or powdery chemical or foodstuff commodities, that would tend to “cake-up” in the outlet, and needed the vacuum for smoother and contamination-free unloading. Running board and end coupler platforms could also vary per customer option, with Apex (slotted-hole), Morton (round-hole), and U.S. Gypsum (diamond-hole) types seen fitted to these cars.

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