WalthersMainline (910-56380) | 73' Greenville 7,000 Cu Ft Wood Chip Hopper | Illinois Central Gulf #870035 | HO Scale

Product Description

One of the lightest loads moved by rail, wood chips require one of the biggest cars and they're easy to add to HO operations with these WalthersMainline Greenville 7000-cubic Foot Wood Chip Hoppers! Back by popular demand!

Illinois Central Gulf & the 73' Greenville Wood Chip Hopper

Illinois Central Gulf was formed in 1972 through the merger of the Illinois Central Railroad and Gulf, Mobile & Ohio, creating a major freight railroad connecting the Midwest to the Gulf Coast. Serving agricultural regions, forest product industries, and major manufacturing centers, the railroad became known for its efficient freight operations and distinctive orange-and-white “split rail” paint scheme. Illinois Central Gulf handled a wide variety of traffic throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including grain, chemicals, paper products, and forest industry shipments across its extensive north-south network.

The 73' Greenville Wood Chip Hopper became an important freight car for moving lightweight wood chips used in paper mills and other forest product industries served by Illinois Central Gulf. These large-capacity cars were designed specifically to haul bulk wood chips efficiently while maximizing cubic capacity without exceeding weight limits. Illinois Central Gulf frequently handled wood chip traffic moving between lumber operations, pulp mills, and paper plants throughout the South and Midwest, making the distinctive Greenville wood chip hoppers a familiar sight in dedicated forest products service across the railroad’s system.

Features

• One time run of these road numbers, order now - limited quantity available!
• Prototypes in service from early 1970s to the present
• Designed especially for moving wood chips from sawmills to paper mills
• Prototypical interior bracing
• Authentic door latch details
• Detailed brake gear
• Heavy die-cast metal underframe
• 100-ton trucks with correct 36" turned metal RP-25 wheels
• Proto MAX(TM) magnetic metal knuckle couplers