Rapido 158017A HO Scale BC Rail Early NSC Ballast Car Single Car

HO Scale NSC Ballast Hopper New Run

NEW RUN WITH BRAND NEW ROADNUMBERS AND TWO NEW SCHEMES!

Ballast plays a pivotal part in the upkeep of any railroad's infrastructure. In the mid-1970s, National Steel Car (NSC) designed and developed a welded open-top hopper specifically for ballast service, complete with four bottom chutes to spread the rocks along the rails. CN and CP purchased these cars in volumes, and similar cars could be found on many American roads, wearing a wide variety of paint schemes and graphics.

Features

• Removable ballast load
• Diecast frame
• Separate metal grab irons installed at the factory
• Coupler cutbars and air hoses
• Metal wheels
• Semi-scale, metal couplers
• Accurate paint and lettering
• Multiple road numbers available for each scheme

Overview

This is the Rapido 158017A HO Scale NSC Ballast Car BC Rail #2. Rapido Trains Inc HO scale model of the NSC Ballast Car decorated for BC Rail road number #2.

Features

• Rapido scale-fidelity detail
• Crisp paint and printing
• Metal wheelsets
• Body-mounted couplers