ScaleTrains 39279 N Scale Thrall-Trinity 42′ Steel Coil Car Norfolk Southern “Horsehead” NS 163900

In the mid 1990s. Thrall Car Manufacturing introduced the 42′ coil steel car. This car shared many traits common to other Thrall built coil steel cars. including the basic body construction and jack pad design. The big difference with this version of the Thrall design was the fact that it was shorter and only had one hood. In 2001. Thrall Car Manufacturing was purchased by Trinity Industries and with this purchase. Trinity continued to build these same cars. The latest cars were delivered in 2012. The Trinity built cars have some detail differences from the Thrall built cars by adding a separate handrail to the ends of the car body and moving the end railings off the ends of the hood. These cars can be seen in singles or small groups roaming all over the country.

FEATURES:

• Era: 2012 to present
• Series 163845 to 164164 CS-30 Class; built 8-9/2012
• Fully-assembled
• Multiple road numbers
• Late body type. built by Trinity: Trinity builder logos. heavy vertical stiffener on the top of the draft gear. and end handrails attached to the car ends
• Late Hood: No end handrails. round top lifting bail. inside guide stacking bracket and single reinforcement hood braces
• Hoods are constructed with 10 individual parts including four (4) wireform side grab irons. two (2) wireform end handrails. two (2) hood stacking brackets. two (2) hood reinforcement braces. and lifting bail
• Five (5) wrapped coil steel weight loads: two (2) small and three (3) medium
• Separate positionable coil steel load dividers
• Simulated wood interior floor using hand applied wash
• Body with four wireform side grab irons
• Factory-applied hood guides (4); brake wheel. stand. and chain; coupler cut levers (2); and trainline hoses (2)
• See-through photo-etched metal wrap-around walkway
• Complete underbody brake system with over 10 separately applied parts including air reservoir. control valve. retainer valve. and wireform plumbing
• ASF Ride Control trucks with finely rendered raised foundry data
• 36” machined metal wheels
• Body-mounted semi-scale standard Type E knuckle couplers – Micro-Trains compatible
• Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
• FRA-224 yellow conspicuity stripes
• Weighted to Industry standards for reliable operation
• Operates on Code 55 and 70 rail
• Clear jewel box packaging safely stores model
• Minimum radius: 9 ”
• Recommended radius: 11”