Athearn RND 16433 - HO ACF 5250 Centerflow Hopper - C&NW #490215

C&NW #490215 MODEL FEATURES: Round hatches or trough hatches Painted and printed for realistic decoration with multiple road numbers Fully-assembled and ready to run Highly-detailed, injection-molded body Separate brake wheel Weighted for trouble free operation Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers Window packaging for easy viewing Interior plastic blister carton safely holds model for convenient storage Minimum radius: 18in PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO: The 4-bay covered hopper first entered service in the 1960s. The cars handle loads such as diatomaceous earth, plastic pellets and similar bulk commodities. In the 1960s, American Car and Foundry introduced the Center Flow design. The Center Flow relies on the cars rounded body to provide structural strength without the added weight of bracing, as well as making gravity unloading easier. This 4-bay car came in a 5,250-cubic foot capacity.