Bowser 44071 HO Scale 70 Ton Offset Hopper Santa Fe ATSF 78217 Oil Creek - OC&T 75" (527 mm)

75" (527 mm)

presumably late 1939

Tangent Scale Models 20054 PS 4750 Covered Hopper "Original 12-1980" Family Lines SCL

The open turret did not offer any protection for the crew

Bowser 44071 HO Scale 70 Ton Offset Hopper Santa Fe ATSF 78217 Oil Creek - OC&T 75" (527 mm)Bowser 44071 HO Scale 70 Ton Offset Hopper Santa Fe ATSF 78217 A classic example of a Western coal hauler, this 70 ton offset three bay hopper is well suited to Santa Fe operations from the late steam era through the early diesel years. ATSF rostered large numbers of offset hoppers like this for coal, coke, and mineral service across its vast system, feeding locomotives, industries, and interchange partners from the Midwest to the Southwest. The