Frisco Offset Hopper #92398

MODEL INFORMATION
Company: Lionel
Product #: 6-27012
Gauge: Standard O
First Cataloged: 2007
Trucks: Die-cast, Sprung
Couplers: Die-cast, Operating
Notes: Part of 3 car, individually numbered, set 6-21881
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PROTOTYPE INFORMATION
Builder:
Era: 50's, 60's
Primary Use: Coal
Notes: As early as the late 1920s, the American Association of Railroads began designing standardized 50-ton open hopper cars.  These hoppers would ride the rails for decades.  The A.A.R standard 50-ton open hopper was classified HM, which designated it as a self-clearing open top car with two divided hoppers, fixed ends, fixed sides and doors hinged crosswise to allow dumping between the rails.  The cars became widespread on coal hauling railroads throughout the country, seeing service behind steam and diesel locomotives.

Tens of thousands of these cars were built in the first half of the 20th century and many lasted well into the diesel era and were pulled by all sorts of locomotives from 0-6-0s to mallets to modern six axle road switchers.

Frisco Offset Hopper #92397

MODEL INFORMATION
Company: Lionel
Product #: 6-27011
Gauge: Standard O
First Cataloged: 2007
Trucks: Die-cast, Sprung
Couplers: Die-cast, Operating
Notes: Part of 3 car, individually numbered, set 6-21881
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PROTOTYPE INFORMATION
Builder: Pullman Standard
Era: 40's, 50's, 60's
Primary Use: Coal
Notes: As early as the late 1920s, the American Association of Railroads began designing standardized 50-ton open hopper cars.  These hoppers would ride the rails for decades.  The A.A.R standard 50-ton open hopper was classified HM, which designated it as a self-clearing open top car with two divided hoppers, fixed ends, fixed sides and doors hinged crosswise to allow dumping between the rails.  The cars became widespread on coal hauling railroads throughout the country, seeing service behind steam and diesel locomotives.

Tens of thousands of these cars were built in the first half of the 20th century and many lasted well into the diesel era and were pulled by all sorts of locomotives from 0-6-0s to mallets to modern six axle road switchers.

As shown, cars were designed with enough volume to allow loading them with coal to maximum weight capacity.   They were used to haul anthracite for home heating, steam coal for power plants and factories and metallurgical coal for steel making. While coal was the primary product carried in these hoppers they were used for other products if a back haul was available. If a higher density material like rock or iron ore was carried the cars could not be loaded to full volume.

Frisco Offset Hopper #92396

MODEL INFORMATION
Company: Lionel
Product #: 6-27010
Gauge: Standard O
First Cataloged: 2007
Trucks: Die-cast, Sprung
Couplers: Die-cast, Operating
Notes: Part of 3 car, individually numbered, set 6-21881
Product Website

PROTOTYPE INFORMATION
Builder: Pullman Standard
Era: 40's, 50's, 60's
Primary Use: Coal
Notes: As early as the late 1920s, the American Association of Railroads began designing standardized 50-ton open hopper cars.  These hoppers would ride the rails for decades.  The A.A.R standard 50-ton open hopper was classified HM, which designated it as a self-clearing open top car with two divided hoppers, fixed ends, fixed sides and doors hinged crosswise to allow dumping between the rails.  The cars became widespread on coal hauling railroads throughout the country, seeing service behind steam and diesel locomotives.

Tens of thousands of these cars were built in the first half of the 20th century and many lasted well into the diesel era and were pulled by all sorts of locomotives from 0-6-0s to mallets to modern six axle road switchers.

Frisco PS4427 Hopper #81424

MODEL INFORMATION
Company: Atlas
Product #: 3001357

Gauge: Standard O
First Released: 2012
Trucks: Die-cast, Sprung
Couplers: Die-cast, Operating
Notes: Full brakeline details.  Opening hatches with full working latch assembly. Separately applied wire grab irons.  See-through roofwalks.  The trucks are accurate 100-ton roller-bearing trucks with rotating bearing caps.
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PROTOTYPE INFORMATION
Builder: Pullman Standard
Era: 1964 to present; #81424 built 1965
Primary Use: Grains including corn, wheat, flour, others
Other Uses: Carborundum grit, salt, clay, phosphates, and other medium-low density minerals and chemicals
Notes: The backbone car for many of the large grain hauling railroads as well as the car of choice for many leading companies.  
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Frisco 3 Bay Open Hopper #88299

MODEL INFORMATION
Company: Lionel
Product #: 6-27078

Gauge: Standard O
First Cataloged: 2012 Signature Edition
Trucks: Die-cast, Sprung
Couplers: Operating
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PROTOTYPE INFORMATION
Builder: SLSF Springfield
Era: 1976 to present; #88299 built 1977
Primary Use: Coal, Ores
Notes: Built in Springfield, MO.  Series 87800-89179
Photo - Frisco #87880
Photo - Frisco #88034
Photo - Frisco #88050

Chessie System 2-Bay Hopper #605527

MODEL INFORMATION
Company: Lionel
Item #: 6-17017
Gauge: Standard O
Catalog: 2002 v1
Trucks: Die-cast, Sprung
Couplers: Die-cast, Operating
Length: 9"
Notes: Painted body. Metal brake wheels.

C & O 3 Bay Hopper #17128

MODEL INFORMATION
Company: Lionel
Item #: 6-17128
Gauge: Standard O
Catalog: 1996
Trucks: Die-cast, Sprung
Couplers: Operating
Notes: Plastic coal load. Bottom hatches open. No separate parts except hatches. Body not painted.

Sante Fe 2 Bay Hopper #16475

MODEL INFORMATION
Company: Lionel
Item#: 6-16475
Gauge: Traditional O
Catalog: 2002 v2
Trucks: Plastic

Reading 2-Bay Hopper #6177

MODEL INFORMATION

Company:  Lionel

Item #:  6-6177

Gauge:  Traditional O

Year Produced:  1986

Trucks:  Plastic

Notes:  Part of the Cannonball Express set. 

Missouri-Kansas-Texas PS-2CD 4427 Hopper #1122

MODEL INFORMATION

Company:  Lionel

Item #:  6-17194

Gauge:  Standard O

Catalog:  2004 v1

Trucks:  Die-Cast, Sprung

Notes:  Runs on 36" curves.  It is large - a scale model except for couplers and trucks.  Die-cast metal operating couplers. Separately applied details. Hidden uncoupling tab and rotating bearing caps on trucks. Die-cast metal end platforms. O Gauge. Min Curve: 0-31. Length: 12 1/2”.  Pullman-Standard.  Supremely detailed, beautiful car.  Doesn't roll very well.  Painted body.

Frisco ACF 6 Bay Cylindrical Hopper #81015

MODEL INFORMATION

Company:  Atlas O

Item #:  6333-1

Gauge:  Standard O

Trucks:  Die-Cast, Sprung

Notes:  This hopper handles the 60" and 72" mainlines just fine, but the trucks hit the car on 36" curves.  It is a large - a scale model if the couplers and trucks are converted, and it is made for easy 2-rail conversion.

PROTOTYPE INFORMATION

Car Manufacturer:  ACF

Notes:  An early design of what would become the highly successful "Center-Flow" car.  Frisco had 25 of these cars: SL-SF 81000 thru SL-SF 81024.  The cylindrical design was expensive to build.  ACF soon modified their Center-Flow design into what has become a very common covered hopper in many sizes and capacities.