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Eastern Seaboard Models - 203300 - Covered Hopper, 50 Foot, Airslide 4180 - Wonder Bread - Hostess - 56397

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Stock Number203300
Original Retail Price$20.45
BrandEastern Seaboard Models
ManufacturerAtlas
Body StyleAtlas Covered Hopper 4-Bay ACF 5701
Image Provider's WebsiteLink
Prototype VehicleCovered Hopper, 4-Bay, ACF Centerflow (Details)
PrototypeCovered Hopper, 50 Foot, Airslide 4180
Road or Company NameWonder Bread - Hostess (Details)
Reporting MarksACFX
Road or Reporting Number56397
Paint Color(s)Gray
Print Color(s)Red, White & Blue
Additional Markings/SloganHappy Birthday America
Coupler TypeRapido Hook
Wheel TypeInjection Molded Plastic
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
Release Date1994-07-01
Item CategoryRolling Stock (Freight)
Model TypeCovered Hopper
Model Subtype4-Bay
Model VarietyACF 5701
Prototype RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era IV: 2nd Gen Diesel (1958 - 1978)
Scale1/160



Specific Item Information: Our model showcases a reproduction of the Wonder®/ Hostess® U.S. Bicentennial paint scheme. The car is Painted light gray. It wears a blue printed field of the left side, with the bicentenial star printed in red and white. The Happy Birthday America slogan is printed in red and blue, while the food product logos are printed in yellow, red, blue and black. The dimensional data is printed in white and black on the sides, and black on the ends. The car rides on black roller bearing trucks with Rapido couplers. Made in United States.
Prototype History:
Contemporary 2-bay covered hoppers, like ACF's Centerflows, were 100-ton cars designed to haul dense loads, like cement. Their larger 3 and 4-bay brethren, while usually still having 100 ton capacities, were designed for lighter-density loads, like grain or flour. Their sizes had to do with the fact that a low-density product like grain will "cube out" the cubic capacity of a smaller 2-bay car way before you hit the cars' tonnage rating. Conversely, load a 3 or 4-bay covered hopper to its cubic maximum with a dense product like cement, and you'll wind up with a seriously overloaded car tonnage wise. In short, keep the smaller 2-bay cars for heavy commodities, and keep the larger cars for lighter loads like grains, sugar, flour, etc.
Road Name History:
Old HB, Inc., known as Hostess Brands from 2009 to 2013 and established in 1930 as Interstate Bakeries Corporation, was a wholesale baker and distributor of bakery products in the United States. Before its 2012 closure and liquidation, it owned the Hostess, Wonder Bread, Nature's Pride, Dolly Madison, Butternut Breads, and Drake's brands.
Brand/Importer Information:
Eastern Seaboard Models was founded in 1987. They are a manufacturer of N scale reproductions of North American eastern railroad prototypes. The have both decorated other manufacturers' models as well as designed body styles of their own. They are located at PO Box 301, Waldwick, New Jersey 07463-0301 U.S.A.

Their 2016 lineup includes ready-to-run gondolas, well cars, hoppers, tank cars and boxcars. They also produce craftsman quality kits in their "Made in America" series. ESM products may be purchased directly from their website.
Item created by: CNW400 on 2020-07-29 09:13:35

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