{"product_id":"150-20007157-slab-side-covered-hopper-canadian-national-352100","title":"150-20007157 Slab-Side Covered Hopper - Canadian National #352100","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis detailed, ready-to-run Atlas Master HO Scale Slab-Side Covered Hopper is a highly detailed model of a car that was a mainstay for hauling all kinds of granulated materials. The development of the covered hopper car for the transport of bulk commodities for the agricultural, chemical, and construction industries entered a new phase in the late 1940s, when the shops of the Canadian Pacific Railroad introduced a 70-ton, 3000 cubic foot, interior braced hopper with smooth, welded sides similar in appearance to the Canadian offset side open hoppers of the era. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \"slab side\" design actually maximized the interior width of the car, thereby lowering the center of gravity and improving tracking stability. Cars of this design were produced from 1950-1964 by National Steel Car Company, Canadian Car and Foundry, Marine Industries and even Montreal Locomotive Works. Over the years of production, a number of different roof hatch arrangements for product loading were available, and the openings along the side sills - an early design change made by CP to give better access to the discharge mechanisms - became standard on all cars produced after 1954. These cars were a common sight on Canadian and US rails through the late 1990s hauling grain, malt, sugar, cement, or even sand for company use. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Atlas model of this distinctive car is available in 6, 8, and 12 hatch versions, with or without the side sill openings. The Slab-Side Covered Hopper features a detailed, injection-molded body, appropriate trucks with metal wheels, body-mounted AccuMate knuckle couplers and accurate decoration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Atlas Model Railroad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54301329293680,"sku":"ecd1789208754835","price":44.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/4370\/9296\/files\/150-20007157-slab-side-covered-hopper---canadian-national-352100_1.jpg?v=1789208758","url":"https:\/\/herbnook.shop\/products\/150-20007157-slab-side-covered-hopper-canadian-national-352100","provider":"Nyverra","version":"1.0","type":"link"}