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Tangent 4750CuFt Covered Hopper - Norfolk Western (NW) “Delivery HC-71 1979” NW Roanoke Shops #178016

Tangent 4750CuFt Covered Hopper - Norfolk Western (NW) “Delivery HC-71 1979” NW Roanoke Shops #178016

SKU 36221-02
$67.95
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Brand: Tangent
  • Product: NW Roanoke Shops 4750CuFt Covered Hopper
  • Scale: HO Scale 1:87.1
  • Truck: 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with prototype-specific rotating Brenco-3 bearing caps and separate brake beam part
  • Wheels: CNC-Machined 36″ Wheels
  • Era: 1979-2025

– NW “Delivery HC-71 1979” duplicates the second Roanoke delivery of 500 HC-71 cars from 1979.  This group of cars is visually different from their 1973-74 peers.  These 1979 cars are equipped with accurate smooth-style roof hatch and larger open-circle jacking pads above the bolsters.  For this production, we chose cars built in November and December of 1979.  That distinctive Roanoke body really stands out, with the two vertical rows of huck bolts on the car sides.  If you look closely at the ends, you will see the Roanoke-style weldments on the end vertical end sheet behind the end running board supports, straight brake cylinder lever behind the brake wheel and welded sill extensions.  These are just a few of the details that make a Roanoke 4750 different from their Pullman Standard brothers.  The lettering on this group of cars reflects its 1979 era.  The COTS boxes are double style, and the carbody clearly does not include an ACI label.  All of those gorgeous NW stencils are carefully recreated, from the large NW logo down to the one-inch Roanoke paint codes.  The accurate 100-Ton Barber S-2 Roller Bearing Trucks feature tiny N&W-applied T-219 truck class stencils, rotating Brenco-3 caps and 36” all-metal wheels.  We are proud to offer these NW replicas in 12 road numbers: SKUs -01 through -06 feature 11-1979 build dates while SKUs -07 through -12 have 12-1979 build dates.  Even the outlet gates are car-number specific!  SKUs -01 through -08 feature Miner Selflok outlet gates while SKUs -09 through -12 have Keystone Portloc gates.  Tangent is all about the little details!

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