Rail Yard Models PD3000 Covered Hopper Kit --> Weld Pattern A <--

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Rail Yard Models PD3000 Covered Hopper Kit --> Weld Pattern A <-- 3 Day Auction This is a new and unopened, HO Scale kit direct from the factory. Rail Yard Models is stopping production this will be one of the final kits available new from the manufacturer. Your choice of road name. (See list below) Kit Features: Features of the Rail Yard Models PD3000 include a single piece body casting with separate roof, etched metal roofwalk, end ladders and bolsters. Two body weld patterns are available, an early version (Ia) and a later version (Ib). The plain NAHX schemes come available with either pattern, all other kits include the appropriate version. As with our other kits, these include trucks with semi-scale metal wheels, decals and brake details. Full color assembly instructions and prototype history are provided on a mini CD-ROM. More Info: Rail Yard Models PD3000 Catalog Page Car History: North American Car Company built these pressure differential cars starting in 1969. Contents are unloaded by blowing air into the product and allowing the body to pressurize. The outlets are then opened an the now air-fluidized product is blown out through the main discharge pipe. These cars are commonly used to haul cement and other dense, powdered products such as talc, caustic soda and bentonite. They were leased by a wide variety of Class read more