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Uncataloged O Scale Premier W&LE 70-ton 3-Bay Hopper Car Announced

March 19, 2024 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has announced an exclusive Premier O Scale 4-Car 70-ton 3-Bay Hopper Set in Wheeling & Lake Erie livery for M.T.H. Authorized Retailer Patrick's Trains of Wheeling, West Virginia. Available in two individual car numbers and two 4-car sets, each featuring four individually numbered cars, all produced in extremely limited quantities. They will be available for delivery beginning in June 2024.

20-96867 Wheeling & Lake Erie 70-ton 3-Bay Hopper Car
Car No. 548947
Order Price: $69.99 (plus freight)
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20-96868 Wheeling & Lake Erie 70-ton 3-Bay Hopper Car
Car No. 548972
Order Price: $69.99 (plus freight)
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20-92416 Wheeling & Lake Erie 4-Car 70-ton 3-Bay Hopper Set
Car No's. 548858, 548888, 548915, 548959
Order Price: $259.99 (plus freight)
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20-92417 Wheeling & Lake Erie 4-Car 70-ton 3-Bay Hopper Set
Car No's. 548889, 548942, 548955, 548994
Order Price: $259.99 (plus freight)
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ABOUT THE O SCALE 70-TON 3-BAY HOPPER CAR

Unlike equipment that carried a variety of loads, like boxcars, flatcars, and gondolas, this 3-bay hopper was designed specifically for one cargo: bituminous coal. Its capacity matched the volume of coal that a pair of typical 70-ton freight trucks could carry. And its slope sheets — the angled floors at either end of the car — were set at precisely the angle at which coal would flow easily from its bottom doors. (Covered grain hoppers, for example, require much steeper slope sheets.)

The large 3-bay car was ideal for delivery of bituminous coal to large industrial customers and railroads. In contrast, cleaner-burning anthracite coal, shipped more commonly to small, local coal dealers who served the home heating market, often traveled in smaller 2-bay hoppers.

Order directly from:

Patrick's Trains
142 29th Street
Wheeling, West Virginia 26003
(304) 232-0714
www.patstrains.com
patstrains@aol.com

M.T.H. Electric Trains has announced four additional 2024 O Scale Premier P47 4-6-2 Steam Locomotive in multiple liveries that are slated for release next Summer. Each of these offerings will be available in limited quantities and is expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in September 2024.

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

M.T.H. Electric Trains has the 2024 O Gauge RailKing Imperial ES44 Diesel Locomotive and complementing Extended Vision Cabooses in multiple liveries that are slated for release next Fall. Each of these offerings will be available in limited quantities and is expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in September 2024.

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Each can be ordered via the M.T.H. Dealer Portal by selecting the All MTH Order Forms link and then proceeding to the 2024 Uncataloged Catalog form while indirect accounts should see their favorite M.T.H. Authorized Distributor. The order deadline is March 27, 2024.