WalthersProto (910-56375) | 73' Greenville 7,000 Cu Ft Wood Chip Hopper | CSX #433790 | Patched Seaboard System SBD | HO Scale [PRE-ORDER]

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!

CSX & the 73' Greenville Wood Chip Hopper

CSX Transportation was formed in 1980 through the merger of Chessie System and Seaboard Coast Line Industries, bringing together many historic eastern railroads under one banner. Among the most recognized predecessor identities was the Family Lines System, which included the Louisville & Nashville (L&N), Seaboard Coast Line, Clinchfield, and several other southeastern carriers. Family Lines locomotives and freight cars featured a coordinated paint scheme and “FLS” reporting marks, creating a modern image across the Southeast during the late 1970s and early 1980s before the transition into CSX branding.

The 73' Greenville Wood Chip Hopper was an important freight car for the forest products industry served throughout former L&N and Family Lines territory. Designed for hauling lightweight wood chips to paper mills and pulp processing facilities, these large-capacity cars maximized cubic space while remaining efficient for bulk transportation. Under both Family Lines and early CSX operations, the Greenville wood chip hoppers became a common sight moving through the Southeast between timber operations, paper mills, and industrial customers tied to the region’s massive forestry industry.

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
  

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