Athearn HO RTR GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper, Atlantic #43612 ATH87586

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Athearn HO RTR GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper, Atlantic #43612 ATH87586 Features Era: 1955 to Present Fully assembled Separate wire roping eyes Etched metal roofwalks and brake platform Razor-sharp printing and painting Weighted for optimal performance Various separate details (shaker brackets, outlets, etc.) to match prototypes Separate wire grab irons and brake piping Detailed underbody and outlet piping Machined metal wheels McHenry® scale knuckle spring couplers Roller bearing or plain-bearing (Friction) trucks per prototype and/or era Overview For the first half of the 20th Century, bulk goods were usually bagged and carried in boxcars. After the late 1940Â’s, covered hoppers greatly simplified the process by allowing the bulk material to be poured in through the roof hatches and dumped out the hopper bays. However, flour, starch, sugar and plastics do not “flow” easily from a standard hopper bay. To solve this problem, the Fuller Company of Catasauqua, PA, patented the Airslide concept. In an Airslide covered hopper, the bays are formed into two narrow, steep-sided troughs with a layer of air-permeable material at the bottom. Air is pumped through the material causing the lading to fluidize and flow easily through the hopper outlets. General American Transportation, starting in 1953, built the Airslide covered hoppers. One of the two original configurations was a 2,600 cubic foot, single bay car with a 70-ton capacity. In addition to railroad-owned cars, there were a number of Airslide covered hoppers leased by GATC to sugar and bakery companies.Atlantic Sugar Refineries Limited started in 1912 with the building of a sugar cane refinery in New Brunswick, Canada. By 1950, it had merged with Acadia Sugar Refineries, operating in Nova Scotia, to form Acadia-Atlantic Sugar Refineries Limited. The car carries the logo for Lantic Sugar, the one time trade name that has since become the company name. Item Information Part ATH87586 by AthearnBarcode: 797534875869 Buying Buy more, save more: We offer a shipping discount for some orders that have more than one item, as long as the items are paid for with one payment. Items paid for separately are not eligible. If the eBay shopping cart does not reflect a combined shipping discount, please follow these steps in order: Use "Buy It Now" to purchase all desired products. Please wait to pay for your purchases. We will combine all your items into one invoice and adjust shipping accordingly. Payment can be made after you receive the adjusted invoice. Payment: Please pay within 7 days of purchase. PayPal is our preferred payment method. All orders require two business days (Monday through Friday) to process after the payment has cleared. Sales Tax: Orders shipped to Indiana will incur 7% sales tax. For other states, see your use tax regulations. Questions: All questions and concerns should be sent via eBay messages. We do our best to answer questions and or concerns promptly. Shipping We use United States Postal Service (USPS) or United Parcel Service (UPS) for domestic and international shipping. To prevent fraud, we ship only to verified addresses associated with your PayPal account or to a credit card's billing address. Orders that request shipping to an alternate address will not be accepted. Tracking: Once your order has shipped, we upload your order's tracking information to eBay. Tracking information is sent to customers directly from eBay and is also available in the "My eBay" page. If you do not receive tracking confirmation after three business days, please contact us. Arrival times are estimates and may vary due to carrier delays beyond our control. International Buyers - Please Note: International shipping charges listed are for single items only. If you purchase or would like to purchase multiple items please request an invoice or quote to receive a combined shipping price. The default international shipping method is USPS First Class Mail International, which can take ... read more

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