Athearn RTR 1570 HO Scale 40' 4-Bay Offset Hopper W/Load Santa Fe ATSF 4-Pack #1 Era_1934-1943 are less often seen because

are less often seen because containerization has taken over many of the cargos once carried in boxcars

hard-anodized 7075-T6 aluminum pivot balls are considerably lighter than the stock steel pivot balls

Multi-point protection

built December 2000 through December 2001

Athearn RTR 1570 HO Scale 40' 4-Bay Offset Hopper W/Load Santa Fe ATSF 4-Pack #1 Era_1934-1943 are less often seen becauseAthearn RTR 1570 HO Scale 40' 4 Bay Offset Hopper W Load Santa Fe ATSF 4 Pack #1 The development of the hopper car went along with the development of automated handling of such commodities, with automated loading and unloading facilities. Open hopper cars are used for commodities such as coal, which can suffer exposure with less detrimental effect. Hopper cars have been used by railways worldwide whenever automated cargo handling has been desired.