Athearn Genesis ATHG73609 HO PS2 2893 3-Bay Covered Hopper, Southern #94628

Athearn Genesis HO PS2 2893 3-Bay Covered Hopper, Southern #94628

Athearn Item #: ATHG73609

PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

Pullman-Standard dominated the covered hopper car market beginning in the 1950s, thanks to the design success of their PS-2 series of covered hoppers. Designed to carry bulk commodities, such as grain, cement, salt, potash and other mineral products, these cars roamed the rails of North America for decades, attesting to their utilitarian functionality.

MODEL FEATURES:

• Fully assembled and ready for your layout
• Separately applied round roof hatches
• Photo-etched metal roof walk
• Factory applied wire grab irons
• Separate brake cylinder, valve and air reservoir with wire brake plumbing
• Detailed outlets
• Weighted for optimum performance
• Razor sharp painting and printing
• 33” solid nickel silver wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
• Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
• Replacement parts available
• Cut levers and Rubber Train Line Hoses
• Roller bearing or Bettendorf trucks per prototype
• Minimum radius: 18”