Uncataloged O Gauge RailKing 4-Bay Cylindrical Hopper Announced

September 28, 2026 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has announced an exclusive RailKing O Gauge 4-Bay Cylindrical Hopper Car in a distinctive Christmas scheme for M.T.H. Authorized Retailer Legacy Station in Lilburn, Georgia. The car will be outfitted with body-clad LEDS and will be available in extremely limited quantities beginning in October 2026.

Item No. 30-75796 Christmas 4-Bay Cylindrical Hopper Car with LEDs
Early Order Price: $81.00 (plus freight)
Click HERE to order from Legacy Station.

ABOUT THE O GAUGE 4-BAY CYLINDRICAL HOPPER CAR

Until the advent of the covered hopper, bulk commodities like grain and cement were packed in sacks and loaded into boxcars. Loading and unloading was a tedious, time-consuming affair. In the 1930s, 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. In 1953, Pullman-Standard’s 70-ton PS-2 became the first mass-produced covered hopper to be widely owned by U.S. railroads.

But these pioneering covered hoppers had one problem: Like other cars of their time, they were built on a frame with a center sill, or support beam, that ran down the middle. Some of the load would cake or collect on the beam, making it difficult to fully unload the cars. In 1961, American Car and Foundry solved the problem with the first center-flow covered hopper, with its support beams on the outside of the frame and unobstructed, full-width unloading doors. Today’s cylindrical hoppers are all descended from that ACF innovation. Our model represents a modern 100-ton, 4-bay car designed for lighter density loads like grains and plastic pellets; denser commodities are generally shipped in 2- or 3-bay cars.

OPERATING FEATURES

• Intricately Detailed, Durable ABS Body
• Body-Clad Operating LEDs
• Metal Wheels and Axles
• Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks
• Fast-Angle Wheel Sets
• Needle-Point Axles
• (2) Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers
• Detailed Brake Wheel
• Near-Scale Proportions
• Unit Measures: 13 3/8" x 2 3/8" x 3 7/16"
• Operates On O-31 Curves

Order directly from:

Legacy Station
4153 Lawrenceville Highway
Suite 12
Lilburn, GA 30047
(770) 339-7780
www.legacystation.com
sales@legacystation.com

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Check out each of these offerings HERE.

These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.

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Check out each of these offerings HERE.

These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.