Inland Steel (INLX) “Delivery Black 6-1968” 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

– INLX Inland Steel “Delivery Black 6-1968″ models the 270 car delivery for Inland Steel, built by Centralia in 1968.  Inland Steel cars were used on IC-powered unit trains that ran between Inland Mine No. 1 near Sesser, IL and the Inland Steel Plant in East Chicago, Indiana.  Heads up ATSF guys:  We also have photo evidence of the Inland Steel unit train cars running Westbound – loaded – on the ATSF through Joliet, IL in 1976!  The Tangent INLX cars feature a 1968 body with the two separate grab irons on the left side.  The hopper doors have the same Keystone Monoloc locking mechanisms as the sister IC cars, along with hanging brake linkage running between the bays.  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, accurate for the Inland No.1 Mine coal loader at Sesser, IL.  These coal cars roll on Tangent 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with separate truck brake beams and rotating Timken caps.  Centralia painted the cars black with Inland’s diamond logo and large “INLAND STEEL” graphics.  Did you notice that “extra tall” ACI label on the side of the car?  The INLX cars utilized an extra 3-digits on the ACI “barcode” to denote the first three digits of the cars light weight.  This assisted Inland Steel in their automated weighing of the cars.  Of course, we have carefully duplicated this neat little piece of lettering.  Finally, your Inland Steel trains can have accurate Centralia Quad Hoppers, and not stand-in models!  These INLX models are available in 12 numbers with varying CAPY and date-related data.