Bluford Shops N 14694 70-Ton 3-Bay 14-Panel Hopper w/Load - Canada Southern #920883 (Version 2, black, Billboard Lettering) Euro_Stuff_Aug 4/25 Fifty years ago

Fifty years ago

Close coupling with a guide mechanism between the loco and tender

It was the first steam locomotive to reach an authenticated speed of 100 mph (160kph) in 1934

Micro Trains 20420 N 40' Single Door Boxcar Great Northern (GN) 27163

waterways and other railroads

Bluford Shops N 14694 70-Ton 3-Bay 14-Panel Hopper w/Load - Canada Southern #920883 (Version 2, black, Billboard Lettering) Euro_Stuff_Aug 4/25 Fifty years agoBluford Shops 70 Ton 3 Bay 14 Panel Hoppers are based on rib side AAR design cars, but NYC made design changes that became popular with more railroads than the AAR version. These cars were constructed by a number of carbuilders from 1956 through the late 1960s with many serving through the 1990s. These N Scale 70 ton rib side hoppers feature die cast slope sheet hopper bay center sill assembly; injection molded plastic sides, ends, and hopper doors;