Athearn 17249 N Scale PS-2 2600 Covered Hopper Detroit Toledo & Ironton DT&I 11107

The PS-2 2600 cu ft covered hopper first entered service in the 1960s. The car was popular for cement and sand service and could still be found in use well into the 2000s. The most common service was cement and sand. Occasionally used as buffer cars in instances were a bulk load was not protected by a bulkhead, for example an unprotected lumber load on flat car would require a buffer car between the load and the caboose or locomotive.

FEATURES:

• Flush or overhanging roof per prototype
• Etched metal roofwalks
• Factory installed wire roofwalk grab irons
• McHenry® knuckle spring couplers installed
• Weighted for optimum performance
• Accurately painted and printed for prototypical realism
• Minimum radius: 9 3⁄4”

NOTE: Road number may vary from picture shown.