Tangent Scale Models 32113-16 - "Delivery Black 1969" IC Centralia Shops 3834CuFt Quad Coal Hopper Illinois Central (IC) 85316 - HO Scale

• Truck: Tangent 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with rotating Timken bearing caps and separate brake beam part
• Wheels: CNC-Machined 36″ Wheels
• Era: 1969-1990

– IC “Delivery Black 1969” replicates the Illinois Central’s largest order of 1,200 quad hoppers that rolled off of the Centralia, IL assembly line during the first months of 1969.  The IC prototype body changed from the first order in 1968 (as duplicated by Tangent’s first run of IC cars.)  The Tangent model features an accurate 1969 body, with a two-rung ladder on the left side of the body (compare that to the 2 grab irons on the left side for the 1968 order.)  Yes, we have tooled multiple IC Quad Hopper bodies to get these details right!  Centralia was a big believer in riveted construction, and this hopper is full of them, inside and out!  The Quad bays have separate door and door frame details.  The hopper doors themselves are fitted with intricate Keystone Monoloc locking mechanisms, accurate for this 1969 group 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 with month-specific build dates and date-related data: SKUs -01 through -06 are 1-1969.  SKUs -07 through -24 are 2-1969.