ScaleTrains HO Scale: Rivet Counter - PS-2CD 4785cf Covered Hopper - RFMX 'Penn Central Patch'
The PS-2CD 4785 Covered Hopper was a missing variation in the Pullman-Standard Covered Hopper family until now. The 4785s low side sill visually differentiates the carbody from its high sill siblings (4727, 4740, and 4750). Since the 1960s, these cars have crisscrossed North America in singles and groups of hoppers. Our Rivet Counter series model feature numerous roof hatch, outlet gate, running board, and end “cage” support variations per railroad, road number, and era. Features:
Body with shear plates
Short center sill
Apex (slotted) running boards and coupler platforms
As built pressed steel trough loading hatches
Miner Mark E-7717 gravity outlet gates
Handbrake mounted to shear plate
Multiple roof hatch options per prototype: Continuous Trough, 3-Trough, or Round Hatch – see roadname above for specific version
Apex (slotted), Morton (round-hole), or U.S. Gypsum (diamond-hole) walkways and coupler platforms – see roadname above for specific version
Photo-etched stainless-steel see-through running board with metal grab irons
Photo-etched stainless-steel see-through end crossover platforms
Multiple end brace and grab variations– see roadname above for specific version
Multiple “end cage” grab iron and support configurations – see roadname above for specific version Gravity or Gravity-Pneumatic outlets – see roadname above for specific version
End shear plates – denoted as appropriate by roadname above
Factory-applied ladders with metal rungs
Factory-applied trainline pipe
Brake plumbing with separate air reservoir, control valve, and retainer valve details plus separately applied wireform plumbing
Handbrakes mounted to stands, end supports, and or end shear plate – see roadname above for specific version
Durable die-cast metal semi-scale standard Type E couplers
Highly-detailed Barber S-2 100-ton trucks with finely rendered raised foundry data, rotating bearing caps, side bearing detail, and truck-mounted brake beams
36” machined metal wheels
Minimum radius: 18”
Recommended radius: 22”
Road number 464302
Era: early 2000s-present
Series 464269-464362 (broken)
Ex-Penn Central H54B built 6-7/72
Patched ex-Penn Central car with unique patches, data, and data placement
Road numbers 464613, 464816 and 464848
Era: Early 2000s – present
Series 464601-464916 (broken)
Ex-Penn Central H54B built 6-7/72
Patched ex-Penn Central cars with unique patches, data, and data placement
Road numbers 464275 and 464864
Variations in data and data placement
Miner Mark E-6929 gravity pneumatic outlet gates
Morton (stamped round hole) running boards and coupler platforms
Road numbers 464504 and 464308
Variations in data and data placement
Keystone Portloc gravity-pneumatic outlet gates
U.S. Gypsum (diamond-hole) running boards and coupler platforms
All Rivet Counter Freight Cars Feature
Fully assembled
Multiple road numbers
Factory-applied metal grab irons, coupler cut levers, and trainline hoses
Intricate brake plumbing
Photo-etched stainless-steel see-through end crossover platforms
Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
Accurately profiled .110″ wheels
Weighted to Industry standards for reliable operation
Operates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
Packaging safely stores model
Color matched to existing Tru-Color Paint colors whenever possible