SOLD OUT: Illinois Central (IC) “Delivery Black 1968” IC Centralia Shops 3834CuFt Quad Coal Hopper

• Product: Centralia 3834 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

– IC “Delivery Black 1968” replicates the large 1,000 car delivery for the IC in 1968.  The Tangent model features an accurate 1968 body, with two stand-off grab irons on the left side of the body.  Centralia was a big believer in rivet construction, and this hopper is full of them, inside and out!  The Quad bays have separate door and door frame detail.  The hopper doors themselves are fitted with intricate Keystone Monoloc locking mechanisms, accurate for this 1968 delivery of IC cars.  If you peek at the centersill, you will notice the proper hanging brake linkage running between the bays, including the automatic slack adjuster with its protective shield.  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!) tipple-style coal load.  These coal cars roll on Tangent 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with separate truck brake beams and rotating Timken caps.  IC painted the cars black with the classic orange “Split Rail” logo on the right.  These Illinois Central models are available in 24 numbers with month-specific build dates and date-related data: SKUs -01 through -12 are 8-68.  SKUs -13 through -24 are 9-68