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What are these? Any models?
« on: February 23, 2025, 03:03:43 PM »
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Found these hoppers on Google Earth in Beaumont. They obviously unloaded at the aggregate facility at the docks there, but does anyone offer anything close in N scale? I see  at least 3 variations in the cars, as there is a long string of them on the yard tracks nearest the street,  luckily.

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Re: What are these? Any models?
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2025, 07:33:56 AM »
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Bachmann ore car looks close.

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Re: What are these? Any models?
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2025, 08:15:43 AM »
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VULX 6000-6099 are Freightcar America 2518 cu ft aggregate gondolas. Outside dimensions of 42' 1" long, 11' 1" tall, 10' 1" wide. No known exact models of this car in N scale.

FURX 340136 is a bit harder for me to find data on, but it looks like a National Steel Car gondola. Listed as 2480 cu ft, outside dimensions almost identical to the FCA gons. Again, no known exact models of this car.