The ARA/AAR 70-ton Quad Hopper was a ubiquitous freight car used by railroads across North America. Primarily designed for hauling coal, nearly 12,000 hoppers were built and delivered between 1926 and 1930, making them a common sight on rails for decades.

This release features popular road names including Baltimore & Ohio, Chesapeake & Ohio, Milwaukee Road, Santa Fe, and Union Pacific. These handsomely crafted, highly detailed models are offered in distinctly numbered 4-packs. This production run includes both A and B packs, allowing those who purchase both packs to build a fleet of eight uniquely numbered cars—perfect for assembling a long string of coal haulers.

Each car features realistic, removable coal loads and detailed bay interiors, making them versatile for a wide range of operating and display scenarios.

Also available is a 6-pack mixed-variety set, featuring cars from multiple road names. This option gives you a great head start in building a mixed freight consist for your layouts.

Model Features:

Model accurately scaled from prototype blueprints

• Fine rivet detail throughout interior and exterior

• Wire grab irons

• Separate brake line and brake hoses

• Two brake housing options - Ajax and Miner

• Three brake wheel options applied appropriately - Ajax, Miner, and Modern

• Two newly-tooled 70-ton trucks - solid bearing and roller bearing

• Improved truck mounting design

• Brake shoe and brake beam detail on trucks

• Metal wheelsets feature prototypical wheel face contours

• Factory equipped with metal Kadee-compatible knuckle couplers

• Removable ABS coal load. Detailed and decorated interior.

• Prototypically accurate decoration

• 4-packs contain four uniquely numbered cars

• Fine printing accurately reproduces builders' stencils, trust lettering, repack data, and other minor lettering

• Brake test stencil data printed on brake reservoir where appropriate

• Reporting marks on center sill where appropriate

• ARA 4-Bay 70-ton Hopper Cars, HO Scale (2026 Production)

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  Car #2

  Car #3

  Car #4

  Car #5

  Car #6

  10130 ARA 70-ton 4-Bay Hopper, B&O W2b, "13 Great States", 6-pack A, HO

  430026

  430268

  430340

  430506

  430720

  430863

  10131 ARA 70-ton 4-Bay Hopper, B&O W2b, "13 Great States", 6-pack B, HO

  430125

  430191

  430233

  430246

  430657

  430757

  10132 ARA 70-ton 4-Bay Hopper, B&O W2b, Big "B&O" Scheme, 6-pack A, HO

  533083

  533343

  533545

  533587

  533675

  533983

  10133 ARA 70-ton 4-Bay Hopper, B&O W2b, Big "B&O" Scheme, 6-pack B, HO

  533251

  533367

  533461

  533630

  533709

  533900

  10134 ARA 70-ton 4-Bay Hopper, C&O H7-13, Black & White, 6-pack A, HO

  71602

  71770

  71935

  72264

  72432

  72529

  10135 ARA 70-ton 4-Bay Hopper, C&O H7-13, Black & White, 6-pack B, HO

  71789

  71825

  71852

  72045

  72304

  72490

  10136 ARA 70-ton 4-Bay Hopper, MILW, Oxide Red w/ White, 6-pack A, HO

  370576

  370627

  370710

  370769

  370887

  370934

  10137 ARA 70-ton 4-Bay Hopper, MILW, Oxide Red w/ White, 6-pack B, HO

  370595

  370687

  370703

  370783

  370821

  370876

  10138 ARA 70-ton 4-Bay Hopper, ATSF, Oxide Red w/ White, 6-pack A, HO

  179504

  179508

  179617

  179656

  179892

  179918

  10139 ARA 70-ton 4-Bay Hopper, ATSF, Oxide Red w/ White, 6-pack B, HO

  179637

  179720

  179746

  179867

  179885

  179908

  10140 ARA 70-ton 4-Bay Hopper, UP, "Streamliners / Serves All The West", 6-pack A, HO

  15981

  15982

  15986

  15989

  15994

  15995

  10141 ARA 70-ton 4-Bay Hopper, UP, "Streamliners / Serves All The West", 6-pack B, HO

  15987

  15988

  15991

  15993

  15996

  15999

  10142 ARA 70-ton 4-Bay Hopper, Mixed Variety Pack, B&O / C&O / MILW, HO

  430065

  430427

  533079

  71847

  72856

  370652

  10143 ARA 70-ton 4-Bay Hopper, Unlettered, Painted Black, HO

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