{"product_id":"homeshops-prairie-shadows-ho-scale-thrall-pd5000-covered-hopper-carters-80375","title":"Homeshops \/ Prairie Shadows HO Scale Thrall PD5000 Covered Hopper Carters #80375","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote: Pictures or images are sometimes representations, exact road numbers may not be shown.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"justify\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"justify\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"shopify-section\" id=\"shopify-section-product-template\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-ajax-enabled=\"true\" data-enable-history-state=\"true\" data-section-type=\"product\" data-section-id=\"product-template\" id=\"ProductSection-product-template\" class=\"product-template__container page-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid product-single product-single--medium-media\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid__item medium-up--one-half\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-single__description rte\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Limited Edition HO-Scale Prairie Shadows Thrall PD5000 Covered Hopper painted for freelance model railroad industry Carter's Little River Mills!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe HomeShops Leasing fleet is a new concept developed by the entire team at HomeShops. Many prototypical examples, of what modelers refer to as the plain jane, meat and potatoes, the common stuff, etc., exist of private lease fleet freight cars. This second design on the HomeShops lease fleet of freight cars shows how we can incorporate some of our favorite freelance industries into a freight car.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Carter's Little River Mills was a freelance industry situated on Frank Ellison's Delta Lines model railroad and now it can be on yours delivering a variety of milled grains to a destination on or via YOUR model railroad!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew Date: 7-1989\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Prototype: \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1979, North American Car Co. (NACC) began construction of a PD5000 series covered hopper designed to haul flour, talc, corn starch, clays, kaolin and other powdered commodities. A majority of these 5150 cu. ft. cars were built between 1980 and 1987 in Murfreesboro, TN at the Butler Manufacturing plant. Then in late 1980s, NACC went bankrupt and sold their cars to GE Rail Services while Trinity purchased the rights of the design from NACC. Trinity began producing a 5125 cu. ft. hopper in 1988, with a variety\u003cbr\u003eof differences in the design. This included changes to the exterior of the car including a different panel configuration and a wider end cage that “hung” off the side of the car.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrall also began to produce a carbon copy of the NACC car after the bankruptcy of NACC. Thrall began producing a 5165 cu. ft. hopper that had two distinct body styles. The phase 1 body style looked very similar to the NACC design but with a reduction of horizontal side panels on the side of the car. The phase 2 body style was more like a full body cylindrical, where the bulges on the side of the car went all the way to the bulkheads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Prairie Shadows Thrall PD5000 Covered Hopper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDifferent roof walk support variations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee-thru etched metal walkways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed brake rigging and piping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100 Ton Trucks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e36” CNC Metal Wheels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKadee Scale Couplers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Homeshops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54133746860307,"sku":"80375","price":57.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/9283\/4323\/files\/HomeshopsPrairieThrallCarters.png?v=1778350369","url":"https:\/\/southeasthobbies.com\/products\/homeshops-prairie-shadows-ho-scale-thrall-pd5000-covered-hopper-carters-80375","provider":"SoutheastHobbies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}