The Last Of . . . S Gauge PS-2 Hoppers

New Haven Livery

October 21, 2020 - The M.T.H. S Gauge New Haven PS-2 Hopper cars are in-stock now shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers. The cars are available in limited quantities at your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer or directly from the M.T.H. website.

About the PS-2 Hopper

Until the advent of the covered hopper, bulk commodities like grain and cement were usually packed in sacks and loaded into boxcars. Loading and unloading was a tedious, time-consuming, labor-intensive affair. In the 1930s, responding to shipper demand for a more efficient process, a few railroads took the basic coal hopper design and added a roof with loading hatches, enabling bulk commodities to be loaded from the top and unloaded from the bottom.

The Pennsylvania Railroad’s H30 was one of the first of these pioneering covered hoppers to be built in quantity, starting in 1935. But it wasn’t until two decades later that a mass-produced covered hopper took the market by storm. Pullman-Standard, following on the success of its PS-1 boxcar, introduced the PS-2 70-ton covered hopper in 1953. Like the PS-1, the PS-2 was a runaway success, finding a place on the rosters of most North American railroads and a large number of manufacturing firms.

The PS-2’s all-welded construction did a great job of keeping commodities clean and dry, from grain to cement, soap flakes, salt, sand, and carbon black. In theory, the cars could haul a different commodity on each trip. But the necessity of thoroughly cleaning the interior when switching commodities meant that most cars in fact worked in dedicated service hauling a single type of cargo.

These cars are still available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer. They can also be ordered directly from M.T.H. by calling the M.T.H. Sales Department at 410-381-2580 or by visiting the M.T.H. website.

Hurry Before They're Gone, Just Five Or Fewer Of These S Gauge Items Remain In Stock

October 21, 2020 - Each week, M.T.H. releases product lists spotlighting quantities of Five Or Fewer S Gauge items that are remaining in our onhand inventory. In many cases, these items will NOT be re-run in the future and these lists could be your last chance for ordering them before they're GONE FOR GOOD. Don't miss out on these items! Click on the product line link below and then any item number in the corresponding list to purchase that item from the M.T.H. Online Store or order directly from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.

M.T.H. S Gauge

Live Virtual York Manufacturer's Event This Thursday

October 21, 2020 - M.T.H. Electric Trains will be participating in a live broadcast with M.T.H. Authorized Retailer Trainworld on their Facebook and Youtube channels this Thursday evening at 7:00 PM EDT. Trainworld has invited major manufacturers Atlas, Bachmann, Lionel, and M.T.H., all of whom would normally be exhibiting at this week's York TCA Meet to participate. While it won't be like being at the event, at least you'll get a taste of what we would be exhibiting at the show and get the latest about current and upcoming M.T.H. releases.

You don't have to join Facebook or subscribe to Youtube to watch the broadcast. And, if you can't catch the broadcast live, we'll upload the video to the M.T.H. website and our Youtube Channel on Friday.

To watch the event live tomorrow night, October 22, at 6:00 PM. click on the following links:

FACEBOOK

Youtube

Second Archive Auction Scheduled

Cabin Fever Auctions will be conducting the second of several auctions of the official M.T.H. Archive Collection from M.T.H.'s 124,000 sq. ft. Maryland warehouse.

The second auction is October 24, 2020, and can be previewed online by visiting the auction preview listing.

www.CabinFeverAuctions.com

or call 800-789-5068 or 610-587-8139