Milwaukee, Wis. - Walthers announces a new run of Life-Like PROTO 1000 100-Ton Hoppers in HO Scale. For the first time, these popular coal carriers will be offered as single cars (#920-37000 series, $9.98 each) and in limited-run two-packs (#920-237001 series, $19.98 each), providing three different numbers for each roadname. All cars will arrive in September 2007.

Developed by the Norfolk & Western in the early 1960s, cars of this design were also constructed by the Pennsylvania, Reading, C&O, B&O and Frisco as well as by Bethlehem Steel and ACF for several other roads. These cars were the unofficial standard coal hopper of the 60s, 70s and 80s and some were still in service into 2006.

Perfect for modelers looking to upgrade starter sets, PROTO 1000 models are affordably priced, come fully assembled and feature molded-on detail to stand up to regular handling. With magnetic knuckle couplers, and blackened metal RP-25 wheels, they're a great choice for use on operations-oriented layouts too. And for the first time, the cars will be offered with three different numbers, making it easy to model a large fleet. The latest run includes the following roadnames:

Single Cars, $9.98 Each:
920-37001 PRR #278410
920-37002 NYC* #940013
920-37003 L&N* #194103
920-37004 MILW #371001
920-37005 SOO #60239
920-37006 IC #71818
920-37007 N&W #92000
920-37008 C&O* #144002
920-37009 B&O* #83740
920-37010 Chessie*/B&O* #66066
920-37011 SLSF #88228
920-37012 RDG #41563
920-37013 CR #473877
920-37014 PC #473972
920-37000 Undecorated

Limited-Run Two-Packs, $19.98:
920-237001 PRR #280001, #279036
920-237002 NYC* #940036, #940045
920-237003 L&N* #194111, #194125
920-237004 MILW #371010, #371036
920-237005 SOO #60236, #60245
920-237006 IC #71855, #71888
920-237007 N&W #92036, #92044
920-237008 C&O* #144010, #144020
920-237009 B&O* #83753, #83756
920-237010 Chessie*/B&O #66636, #66251
920-237011 SLSF #88245, #88256
920-237012 RDG #41682, #41675
920-237013 CR #473847, #473866
920-237014 PC #473973, #473975

The PROTO 1000 100-Ton Hoppers will be arriving in September. For more information on PROTO 1000 freight cars and other Walthers HO Scale products, or to locate a dealer, visit Walthers on the Internet at www.walthers.com. Call 414-527-0770 or write Walthers, P.O. Box 3039, Milwaukee, WI 53201-3039.

*CSX proprietary marks used by permission of CSX Transportation, Inc.

†Union Pacific licensed product.