Athearn Genesis G87497 HO Scale GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper Pennsylvania PRR GACX 44132 CR12 Hard Plastic

Hard Plastic

Built 1970

Road number 9571 (ex-SP 8107)

Notice the side posts – they are the proper “closed hole” style at the bottom

Athearn Genesis G87497 HO Scale GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper Pennsylvania PRR GACX 44132 CR12 Hard PlasticAthearn Genesis G87497 HO Scale GATC 2600 Airslide Hopper Pennsylvania PRR GACX 44132 For the first half of the 20th century, bulk goods were usually bagged and carried in boxcars. After the late 1940s, covered hoppers greatly simplified the process by allowing the bulk material to be poured in through the roof hatches and dumped out the hopper bays. However, flour, starch, sugar and plastics do not flow easily from a standard hopper bay. To solve