Athearn RTR 1571 HO Scale 40' 4-Bay Offset Hopper W/Load Santa Fe ATSF 4-Pack #2 Light - Bulb mechanical refrigeration was developed

mechanical refrigeration was developed

On/Off switch for smoke and sound

For a longer train or custom consist

where a 3-way switch distributes them on different tracks

Athearn RTR 1571 HO Scale 40' 4-Bay Offset Hopper W/Load Santa Fe ATSF 4-Pack #2 Light - Bulb mechanical refrigeration was developedAthearn RTR 1571 HO Scale 40' 4 Bay Offset Hopper W Load Santa Fe ATSF 4 Pack #2 The development of the hopper car went along with the development of automated handling of such commodities, with automated loading and unloading facilities. Open hopper cars are used for commodities such as coal, which can suffer exposure with less detrimental effect. Hopper cars have been used by railways worldwide whenever automated cargo handling has been desired.