Westerfield HO-Scale NYC PSC Hopper Resin Kit

Operating Era: 1904-1950. New York Central, Oregon Short Line, Chicago, Lake Shore & Eastern, Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania RR. So successful were the Pennsylvania GL hoppers that Pressed Steel Car Co. offered a generic version to the trade in 1899. It was 18" shorter than the GL and used different door lock mechanism. Thousands of these cars were sold through 1904 and ran for 40 to 50 years. NYC ordered 2,600 cars for its Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, Pittsburgh & Lake Erie and Pittsburgh, McKeesport & Youghiogheny subsidiaries in between 1899 and 1904.  Safety appliances were added in the 'teens. Union Pacific ordered 601 cars for its Oregon Short line subsidiary in 1899- 1900. Delivered before the Harriman takeover, they were lettered in the archaic style and relettered to Harriman standard before 1906. We offer both styles in the kit. Modernized with safety appliances in the 'teens, they ran well into the 1940's.  Since the cars ran into the 1930's they had to receive safety appliances.