Tangent HO #181577 Chicago and North Western (CNW) “Delivery Green” 3-1981 PS4750 Covered Hopper

• Product: Pullman-Standard PS-2CD 4750 Covered Hopper
• Scale: HO Scale 1:87.1
• Truck: Tangent 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with Stucki HS-7 Snubbers, prototype-specific rotating bearing caps and separate brake beam part
• Wheels: CNC-Machined 36″ Wheels
• Era: 1981-2023

– CNW “Delivery Green” 3-1981 gives the patient C&NW modelers, who want their “large jacking pad cars,” some Tangent Love.  (Yes, the world does need more accurate C&NW covered hoppers!)  C&NW rostered several late groups of Pullman 4750s, and we chose the 800-car order from lot 1164 for this release.  This all-new Tangent 4750 body shell features Pullman 1981 details like the thick sill protrusion over the bolsters, “closed-hole” side posts, bolted outlet bay flanges and C&NW-specific vertical extensions under the jacking pads and above the trucks.  This is group of cars have been requested by C&NW fans since we introduced our Pullman 4750 in 2013, and we wanted to do it right – and that means all-new body tooling!  You will notice the differing yellows on the side reporting marks versus the small data.  This mimics the prototype.  Check out those new Stucki HS-7 Snubber-equipped 100-ton trucks!  That yellow-painted snubber detail is a neat highlight.  We chose C&NW numbers from the March 1981 group of cars, with SKUs -01 through -12 equipped with Gravac Combo Gravity/Pneumatic outlet gates, and SKUs 13-24 featuring Miner gravity outlet gates.  Yes, we are offering 24 numbers of C&NW Covered Hopper nirvana.  Stay away from foobie 4750s!  Sorry if this release “drains you.”