Description
S Scale American Models Union Pacific 2-Bay Offset Hopper Car #74545
Manufacturer: American Models
MFG’s Item #: 3259
Roadname: Union Pacific
Actual Condition: Very Good
Extra Info: Used
By itself, this car weighs 3.7 oz. Based on NMRA standards, this car should weigh 5.16 oz. That is a difference of 1.46 oz. Apparently, the previous owner decided to fill the car with loose coal. He did this with 2 cars (another different road number UP Hopper car). When I encountered this, the coal in just one of the cars was enormous. When I put the cars back inside their original boxes for transport from the owner’s home to my place, the loose coal went everywhere. I decided to gather all the coal and then redistribute it. Originally, I simply added enough coal to 1 car to make the car the standard NMRA weight. However, 1.46 oz of coal barely covers the bottom of the hopper, and it doesn’t look good. So, instead, I split the coal among 3 cars. I should have selected more hopper cars, because the end result is that far more coal than is necessary now accompanies each hopper car that I used. All that coal now makes this car weigh 13 oz. It looks good but may be too heavy for any locomotive to pull. I didn’t test pull this car with a locomotive after filling it. I put the loose coal in a Ziplock bag so that it can easily be transported inside the box with the car. Until this item is sold, it will continue to be displayed at train shows thus an additional reason for the coal. There is 9.3 oz of coal inside the bag. If the buyer wanted to, they could put something inside the car and then glue just enough coal on it to cover it and have enough coal left over to repeat the process for anywhere from 4 to 8 similar hopper cars or have enough coal to make some very coal rich scenery.
I brush cleaned this car and weighed it on 2/16/2023. This car does not appear on AM’s website, and it has a different model number and road number than the other matching UP Hopper car in this lot. This car is priced to include the coal at a real bargain. There are quite a few open hopper cars consigned by this owner that do not have any coal or loads. View my other listings as you may wish to get more than one hopper car when buying this one.
Coupler Arrangement: 2KCs = 2 Knuckle Couplers
Wheel Type: mMFW = Metal Medium Flange Wheels
Item Package Type: Box
This is a consigned item from a sizable collection. View my other items because there are probably similar and related items available that may interest you. To combine shipping, add the items that you want to the shopping cart and purchase all items from the cart at once. I will put as many items as possible into the least number of packages as possible when shipping them. I will refund you any overages in shipping fees pre-paid by you that exceed my cost by $1.50.
db:B19/2
