N Scale Open Hopper

Released October 2025 Built for Conrail in 1993/94, this three-bay hopper eventually made it to the Norfolk Southern roster and was rebuilt by FreightCar America’s Roanoke Shops. With a 286,000-pound gross weight, these hoppers are used for coal...

Released October 2025 Built for Conrail in 1993/94, this three-bay hopper eventually made it to the Norfolk Southern roster and was rebuilt by FreightCar America’s Roanoke Shops. With a 286,000-pound gross weight, these hoppers are used for coal...

Released May 2025 These 2,100 cubic foot 2-bay open hopper was built in 1970 for Southern Pacific. Southern Pacific was a Class 1 railroad from 1865 until 1996, when it was absorbed by Union Pacific after falling on hard times financially in the 1970s...

Released April 2025 These 3-bay open coal hoppers were originally owned by CSX® and were later purchased and patched out by Wheeling & Lake Erie. Wheeling & Lake Erie was founded in 1990, and uses the name of the former W&LE that...

These 55-ton steel open hoppers were produced by the CB&Q’s Havelock Shops in 1945, and were designed for coal service. The CB&Q, commonly known as the Burlington, was founded in 1849 and was based in Chicago, Illinois. In the 1970s, it was merged with...

The Florida East Coast Railway is a railroad providing service exclusively in the state of Florida. Stretching from Jacksonville to Miami, it is the dedicated port servicer by rail. These 3 bay rapid discharge hoppers are in series 15300-15399 and have...

Built by the Ortner Freight Car Company (now Trinity Industries) in the late 1990s, this FEC Rapid Discharge hopper has a 286,000-pound capacity. The Rapid Discharge design self-clears the load within 30 seconds and is often used to carry heavy...

This HTx-Class 2-bay coal hopper with Bettendorf trucks was built in the late 1950s and continued in revenue use through the 1970s. Reading can be traced back to 1833 as the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, one of the first railroads in the United...

These domestic coal service hoppers were used by the Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern. Formed in 1983, the Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern is a regional freight railroad operating 300 miles of track in eastern Pennsylvania, and celebrated 40 years of...

During the winter season railroads had to produce ways to keep loads in open hoppers from getting wet and freezing over during storms. One way was to cover the car with a tarp which could be easily removed by a work crew on site. The model represents...

During the winter season railroads had to produce ways to keep loads in open hoppers from getting wet and freezing over during storms. One way was to cover the car with a tarp which could be easily removed by a work crew on site. The model represents...