Bessemer and Lake Erie (BLE) “Delivery Orange T8 Auto-Flo 2-1976” Pullman-Standard 3400CuFt Quad Coal Hopper

• Product: Pullman 3400 cuft Quad Hopper
• Scale: HO Scale 1:87.1
• Truck: Tangent 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with rotating “Timken” bearing caps and separate brake beam part
• Wheels: CNC-Machined 36″ Wheels
• Era: 1976-1995

– Bessemer & Lake Erie (B&LE) “Delivery Orange T8 and T16 Auto-Flo 2-1976” replicates two slightly different one-of-a-kind B&LE experimental hopper cars.  These prototypes featured modified test outlet gate components, and because of the test nature of these cars, B&LE painted them orange.  Tangent is offering these cars by popular demand resplendent in the orange paint jobs, however the outlet gates are not 100% accurate for these experimental “one-off” cars.  The bodies of these orange cars are identical to the 1975-built COR-TEN cars.  The Tangent model features an accurate 1975-built Pullman body.  For the car’s construction, Pullman-Standard used the distinctive Pullman “trapezoid” indentations on the flat side panels, as well as riveted construction.  This Tangent model executes all of those details, inside and out.  The Quad hopper bays have separate door and door frame detail.  The hopper doors themselves are fitted with intricate Wine door locking mechanisms, accurate for these Pullman cars.  The B-End of the car has an accurate Ajax high handbrake, Morton brake step and modern brake wheel.  Inside, the models have a gorgeous (and removable!) flood-style coal load.  These coal cars roll on Tangent 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with separate truck brake beams and rotating “Timken” caps.  Tangent is offering both the individual T8 and T16 Auto-Flo cars with their 2-1976 build dates.