BLI 7250 H32 Covered Hopper, PRR, Freight Car Red with White Circle Keystone, 2-pack A, N Scale


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In 1948, the PRR built a total of 300 H32 Covered Hopper Cars in number series 253500-253799.  Welded construction was used for both the superstructure and the underframe. The material was high tensile steel. The cars had a plain welded roof and 14 roof hatches, each with a 3 by 3 opening. The metal running boards were Apex Tri-Lok. There were four bulkheads, creating five bays, each having two hopper openings measuring 13" by 24". The hopper bottom mechanism was furnished by Enterprise Railway Equipment Co. The horizontal sliding doors were hand operated, using a rack and pinion. The trucks were Class 2E-F22A, made by American Steel Foundries with Type A-3 Ride Control. The couplers were Type "E" with Imperial rotary bottom operated uncoupling devices.

There were four PRR paint and lettering schemes on this car. First was the Circle Keystone (CK) as delivered in Freight Car Color (FCC) with white lettering. Second, some shopped cars received the gray body color with the CK scheme in black. Third, some had the Shadow Keystone (SK) with gray body color with black lettering. And lastly, the Plain Keystone (PK) scheme with gray body color with black lettering was also used.  In addition to the PRR schemes, they were also painted in both Penn Central (gray and green) and Conrail (gray and red) schemes.

In this production run, we are offering models of the eye-catching cars in each of these prototypical liveries, and also in eight fantasy paint schemes.   The owners of the "Fantasy Paint Scheme" models did not own any of the H32 prototype in real life, but they did operate similar covered hopper cars.  


 

 
Model Features:

 

  • Plastic (ABS) body with ABS chassis
  • Metal wheels and axles milled for Ultra-Smooth Friction-Free movement
  • Separate Applied Details including roof walkway, roof grab irons, and brake wheel
  • Detailed Underbody
  • Operating Knuckle Couplers
  • Prototypically Accurate Paint Schemes and Lettering
  • Operates on Code 55, 70, and 80 rail
  • Minimum Operating Radius:  9 inches.
     

 

 

Car Numbers Chart:

H32 Covered Hopper Item Description Car #1 Car #2
7250 H32 Covered Hopper, PRR, Freight Car Red with White Circle Keystone, 2-pack A, N Scale 253536 253575
7251 H32 Covered Hopper, PRR, Freight Car Red with White Circle Keystone, 2-pack B, N Scale 253620 253743
7252 H32 Covered Hopper, PRR, Gray with Black Shadow Keystone, 2-pack A, N Scale 253561 253588
7253 H32 Covered Hopper, PRR, Gray with Black Shadow Keystone, 2-pack B, N Scale 253637 253756
7254 H32 Covered Hopper, PRR, Gray with "PRR" and Black Keystone, 2-pack, N Scale 253646 253707
7255 H32 Covered Hopper, PRR, Gray with "PENNSYLVANIA" and Black Circle Keystone, 2-pack, N Scale 253564 253780
7256 H32 Covered Hopper, Conrail, Variety 2-pack, N Scale 885562 885583
7257 H32 Covered Hopper, Penn Central, Variety 2-pack, N Scale 885554 884591
7258 H32 Covered Hopper, ATSF, Variety 2-pack, N Scale (Fantasy Paint Scheme) 181207 181223
7259 H32 Covered Hopper, C&O, Variety 2-pack, N Scale (Fantasy Paint Scheme) 354 359
7260 H32 Covered Hopper, CP, Variety 2-pack, N Scale (Fantasy Paint Scheme) 381526 381537
7261 H32 Covered Hopper, GN, Variety 2-pack, N Scale (Fantasy Paint Scheme) 70823 70845
7262 H32 Covered Hopper, MILW, Variety 2-pack, N Scale (Fantasy Paint Scheme) 98773 98776
7263 H32 Covered Hopper, UP, Variety 2-pack, N Scale (Fantasy Paint Scheme) 18993 18987
7264 H32 Covered Hopper, Atlantic Sugar, 2-pack, N Scale (Fantasy Paint Scheme) CGLX 399 CGLX 397
7265 H32 Covered Hopper, FMC Chemicals, 2-pack, N Scale (Fantasy Paint Scheme) 24579 24590

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