Looking for a modern coal hopper for your unit trains? The ScaleTrains Trinity RD-6, in its premium Rivet Counter line, in BNSF (Heritage III) colors, is exactly that kind of standout piece.
The Trinity RD-6 ("Rapid Discharge") coal hopper is a fast bottom-dump car built for modern unit coal trains. Its A-end pneumatic dump mechanism allows automatic unloading on the move.
This version recreates BNSF cars in the "Heritage III" scheme, series 651400-652574 (built June 2005).
Features
- Trinity RD-6 rapid-discharge coal hopper
- Premium Rivet Counter line from ScaleTrains
- BNSF (Heritage III) livery
- A-end pneumatic dump mechanism (reservoir, cylinder, wireform piping)
- B-end brake system (reservoir, control valve, retainer valve)
- See-through photo-etched metal cross-over platforms
- Die-cast metal slope sheets and floor
- Molded end cages, separately-applied metal grab irons
- Coal load included ("flood" or "heaped" style depending on prototype)
- ASF Motion Control 100-ton trucks (rotating Timken bearing caps, separate brake beams)
- FRA-224 yellow conspicuity striping
- Fully assembled; multiple road numbers
- Semi-scale die-cast metal SE-type lower-shelf knuckle couplers
- 36" machined metal wheels (accurately profiled .110" tread)
- Detailed underbody brake system (plumbing, linkage, reservoir, valve, cylinder)
- Runs on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
- Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
- Weighted to industry standards for reliable operation
- Minimum radius: 18"; recommended: 22"
- HO scale
- Made by ScaleTrains
Looking for a modern coal hopper for your unit trains? The ScaleTrains Trinity RD-6, in its premium Rivet Counter line, in BNSF (Heritage III) colors, is exactly that kind of standout piece.
The Trinity RD-6 ("Rapid Discharge") coal hopper is a fast bottom-dump car built for modern unit coal trains. Its A-end pneumatic dump mechanism allows automatic unloading on the move.
This version recreates BNSF cars in the "Heritage III" scheme, series 651400-652574 (built June 2005).
Features
- Trinity RD-6 rapid-discharge coal hopper
- Premium Rivet Counter line from ScaleTrains
- BNSF (Heritage III) livery
- A-end pneumatic dump mechanism (reservoir, cylinder, wireform piping)
- B-end brake system (reservoir, control valve, retainer valve)
- See-through photo-etched metal cross-over platforms
- Die-cast metal slope sheets and floor
- Molded end cages, separately-applied metal grab irons
- Coal load included ("flood" or "heaped" style depending on prototype)
- ASF Motion Control 100-ton trucks (rotating Timken bearing caps, separate brake beams)
- FRA-224 yellow conspicuity striping
- Fully assembled; multiple road numbers
- Semi-scale die-cast metal SE-type lower-shelf knuckle couplers
- 36" machined metal wheels (accurately profiled .110" tread)
- Detailed underbody brake system (plumbing, linkage, reservoir, valve, cylinder)
- Runs on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
- Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
- Weighted to industry standards for reliable operation
- Minimum radius: 18"; recommended: 22"
- HO scale
- Made by ScaleTrains