Walthers Proto
PROTO 1000 100-Ton Three-Bay Open Hopper Limited-Run 2-Pack Ready to Run
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Illinois Central #71855, #71888
Walthers Part # 920-237006
HO scale, $19.98, sold out at Walthers
* Ready to Run
* New Roadnames & Roadnumbers
* Magnetic Knuckle Couplers
* Non-Magnetic Blackened-Metal Wheelsets
* Great for 60s or Later Coal Trains
Developed by the N&W in the early 60s, cars of this design were also
constructed by the PRR, RDG, 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 are still in service
in 2006.
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