Product Description
Announced Date:
April 2023
Released Date:
July 2024
Individually Boxed:
No - 4 to a case
Road Name: Peabody Coal
Road Number: 4512, 4525
Product Line: Premier
Scale: O Scale
System: 3-Rail
Features:
Intricately Detailed, Durable ABS Body
Metal Wheels and Axles
Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks
Fast-Angle Wheel Sets
Needle-Point Axles
Removable coal load included
(2) Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers
O Scale Kadee-Compatible Coupler Mounting Pads
Detailed Brake Wheel
Separate Metal Handrails
1:48 Scale Dimensions
Unit Measures:9 1/2” x 2 1/2” x 3”
Operates On O-31 Curves
Overview:
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) developed a standard design for 50-ton and 70-ton twin offset open hopper cars starting in the late 1920s. The design was modified in the mid 1930s, and through 1960 over 127,000 cars had been built to AAR specifications. Eastern coal carriers amassed the largest fleets - however, the twin offset hopper design was not limited to coal service, with ore and aggregates also being hauled. They could also be found operating in a wide range of services including unit coal trains, blocks of loaded cars destined to a large consignee, and even “loose” single cars headed to smaller customers.
Usually ships same or next day. 
