WalthersMainline 910-8500 HO Scale 37' 2980 Cu Ft 2-Bay Covered Hopper – Undecorated

The WalthersMainline HO Scale 37' 2980 Cubic-Foot 2-Bay Covered Hopper is a highly detailed, ready-to-run freight car modeled after modern covered hoppers built by Trinity and other North American railcar manufacturers. This undecorated version provides an excellent starting point for custom painting, lettering, and weathering to represent your favorite railroad or private industrial fleet.

Introduced in the late 1980s, prototype 2980 cubic-foot covered hoppers have become a familiar sight across North American railroads, transporting bulk commodities such as cement, frac sand, roofing granules, and other dry materials. Their compact design makes them ideal for serving cement plants, industrial facilities, and aggregate terminals on modern-era HO scale model railroad layouts.

The WalthersMainline model features distinctive molded side ribs, separately applied hopper gates and brake wheel details, and accurate 36-inch metal wheelsets. Factory-installed Proto MAX metal knuckle couplers provide reliable operation with other HO scale rolling stock.

Product Features:

• HO Scale (1:87)

• 37' 2980 Cubic-Foot 2-Bay Covered Hopper

• Undecorated and unlettered for custom finishing

• Ready-to-run model

• Based on Trinity and other modern covered hopper prototypes

• Prototypes in service from the late 1980s to the present

• Detailed body with distinctive side ribs

• Separately molded and applied hopper gates

• Separately applied brake wheel

• Accurate 36" turned metal wheelsets

• Proto MAX metal knuckle couplers

• Ideal for cement, frac sand, roofing granule, and industrial bulk freight operations

• Suitable for modern-era HO scale model railroad layouts

Product Specifications:

• Manufacturer: Walthers

• Product Line: WalthersMainline

• Item Number: 910-8500

• Scale: HO (1:87)

• Car Type: 2-Bay Covered Hopper

• Capacity: 2980 Cubic Feet (Prototype)

• Length: 37' (Prototype)

• Decoration: Undecorated

• Assembly: Ready to Run

This undecorated WalthersMainline covered hopper is an excellent choice for model railroaders looking to create custom railroad paint schemes, build realistic industrial freight trains, or expand a modern HO scale freight car fleet.