Description
The Atlas 50006124 is a 3-car set of N scale 33-foot 2-bay offset-side hopper cars in Canadian Pacific (CP) reporting marks — three different road numbers ready to drop into a coal or aggregate consist. Better per-car pricing than buying singles.
Prototype
The 33-foot offset-side twin hopper was built in large numbers from the 1930s onward for coal-haul service. CP rostered thousands in the 350,000–380,000 number series to move Alberta and BC coal, aggregates, sand, and ballast (MOW). Real coal trains ran 60–100 cars deep — the 3-pack is a fast way to build that scale in N.
Key Features
- Three different road numbers in tuscan-red CP livery
- Plastic body on die-cast metal chassis
- Removable coal loads
- Body-mounted magnetic knuckle couplers
- Free-rolling blackened metal wheels
Specifications
- Scale: N
- Type: 2-Bay Offset-Side Hopper Car (3-Pack, 33 ft each)
- Railroad: Canadian Pacific
- Pack Size: 3 cars
- Brand: Atlas
- SKU: 50006124
Single companions: Atlas #50006122 and #50006123. Buy two or three 3-packs for a serious unit-coal block (9–18 cars) behind the matching CP ALCO FA-1/FB-1 consists in this Atlas N-scale run (#40005054–40005111).