Hot MTH 20-97805 O Gauge Wheeling & Lake Erie 4-Bay Hopper Car #516 – Your Source for Gaming Essentials Trains

Description

This is an MTH 20-97805 O Gauge Wheeling & Lake Erie 4-Bay Hopper Car #516 (different road number in stock photo). The earliest steel hoppers were generally 2-bay, 50-ton cars. As truck capacities increased, the 3- and 4-bay 70-ton car became common. Two-bay cars, however, remained ideal for smaller coal dealers serving the home heating market, usually with clean-burning anthracite coal; larger cars generally delivered softer, dirtier burning bituminous coal to industrial clients and the railroads themselves. A revision of axle ratings by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) in 1963 paved the way for 100-ton cars like our model, the final evolution of more than seven decades of coal hopper design.

MTH Premier O Scale freight cars are the perfect complement to any manufacturer’s scale proportioned O Gauge locomotives. Whether you prefer to purchase cars separately or assemble a unit train, MTH Premier Rolling Stock has the cars for you in a variety of car types and paint schemes.

Virtually every sturdy car is offered in two car numbers (the variation number for this car is #500, sold separately) which makes it even easier than ever to combine them into a mult-car consist. Many of MTH’s Premier Rolling Stock offerings can also operate on the tightest O Gauge curves giving them even more added versatitlity to your layout.

Its key features are:
Intricately detailed durable ABS body
Metal wheels and axles
Die-cast sprung metal 4-wheel trucks
Operating die-cast metal couplers
Colorful, attractive paint schemes
Fast-angle wheel sets
Needle-point axles
1:48 scale dimensions
Unit measures: 13 1/4 x 2 5/8 x 3
Operates on O-31 curves

Condition: Factory New (C-9)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-9)

Manufacturer: MTH
Model Number: 20-97805
Road Name: Wheeling & Lake Erie (WE)

Scale/Era: O Modern
Model Type: Freight Cars

The Trainz SKU for this item is P12106298.

Trainz Product Id: 12106298