N FURX COVERED HOPPER #815448

FURX EX-ROCK ISLAND "THE ROCK"

EX-ROCK FEATURES:

FURX: These cars over their life time went through a few different owners. Due to the expense of repainting an entire car, it was easier to just patch the new road name and number over the previous one. Era: 2000s+

SSW and MILW: After the bankruptcy of the Rock in 1980, these cars were quickly leased to railroads with a simple patch, still using the original numbers. Era: Mid 1980s+

MODEL FEATURES:

Three body styles:
Early- High side ladder & brake wheel, single side stiffener
Mid- Low brake wheel, short side ladders both ends, single side stiffener
Late- As above but with double side stiffeners (post 1971)
Round or trough hatches
Photo-etched metal roofwalk
Separately applied wire grab irons and stirrup steps
Numerous detailed outlet versions
Separate brake cylinder, valve and air reservoir with wire brake plumbing
Multiple roadnumbers
Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box
Accurately painted and printed
Highly detailed, injection molded body
Separately applied brake wheel
Screw mounted trucks
Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
Weighted for trouble free operation
Minimum radius: 9¾”
Detailed outlets
100-ton trucks with 36” machined metal wheels

WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - SMALL PARTS! NOT INTENDED FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3.