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American Models Western Maryland (WM) Steel, Open-top, 4-bay, Offset Hoppers

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

3400

Prototype Info

Style:

steel, open-top, 4-bay, offset

Year/Era:

1926

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

molded in color, not lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Magazine Article:

NASG Dispatch, Feb 1998 (which prototype is this model based on?)

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:


(image copyright © American Models)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

3408

Prototype Info

Style:

steel, open-top, 4-bay, offset

Year/Era:

1926

Road Name:

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

181145

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:


(image copyright © American Models)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

3401

Prototype Info

Style:

steel, open-top, 4-bay, offset

Year/Era:

1937

Volume:

2450cuft

Road Name:

Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

532161, 532177, 532182

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:


 (image copyright © Holt Apgar; used by permission)
Holt Apgar applied the 1950s-era capitol dome logo.

(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Prototype Info

Style:

steel, open-top, 4-bay, offset

Year/Era:

1947 (built 1929)

Road Name:

Boston & Maine (BM)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2023

Road Number(s):

8000, 8248, 8323

Qty Made:

162

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

This is a special run done for the Bristol S Gauge Railroaders club's 75th anniversary.


 (image copyright © American Models)
(note that the image appears to be disproportionally compressed width-wise)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Manufacturer ID:

3415

Prototype Info

Style:

steel, open-top, 4-bay, offset

Year/Era:

1926

Road Name:

Boston & Maine (BM)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2005

Road Number(s):

71707

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:


(image copyright © American Models)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

3413

Prototype Info

Style:

steel, open-top, 4-bay, offset

Year/Era:

1966 (built 1941)

Volume:

2550cuft

Road Name:

Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

359067

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:


(image copyright © American Models)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

3402

Prototype Info

Style:

steel, open-top, 4-bay, offset

Year/Era:

1926

Road Name:

Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

67297

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:


(image copyright © American Models)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

3403

Prototype Info

Style:

steel, open-top, 4-bay, offset

Year/Era:

1926

Road Name:

Illinois Central (IC)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

67049

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:


(image copyright © American Models)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

3412

Prototype Info

Style:

steel, open-top, 4-bay, offset

Year/Era:

1926

Road Name:

Missouri Kansas Texas (MKT)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2008

Road Number(s):

46745

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:


(image copyright © American Models)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

3405

Prototype Info

Style:

steel, open-top, 4-bay, offset

Year/Era:

1926

Road Name:

Missouri Pacific (MP)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

1912

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:


(image copyright © American Models)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

3410

Prototype Info

Style:

steel, open-top, 4-bay, offset

Year/Era:

1926

Road Name:

New York Central (NYC)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

904617, 904633

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:


(image copyright © Holt Apgar; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

3404

Prototype Info

Style:

steel, open-top, 4-bay, offset

Year/Era:

1926

Road Name:

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

81267

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:


(image copyright © American Models)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

3411

Prototype Info

Style:

steel, open-top, 4-bay, offset

Year/Era:

1926

Road Name:

Northern Pacific (NP)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

82138

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:


(image copyright © American Models)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

3406

Prototype Info

Style:

steel, open-top, 4-bay, offset

Year/Era:

1926

Road Name:

Peabody Short Line (PSL)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

8676

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:


(image copyright © American Models)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

3414

Prototype Info

Style:

steel, open-top, 4-bay, offset

Year/Era:

1926

Road Name:

Reading (RDG)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

109317

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:


(image copyright © American Models)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

3407

Prototype Info

Style:

steel, open-top, 4-bay, offset

Year/Era:

1926

Road Name:

Rock Island (RI/ROCK)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

133229

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:


(image copyright © American Models)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models

Prototype Info

Style:

steel, open-top, 4-bay, offset

Year/Era:

1928

Length:

40'

Volume:

3223cuft

Road Name:

Timken

Class:

HT

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2003

Road Number(s):

88, 1000, 1002

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:

Notes:

This was a special run done for the 2003 Spring S Spree organized by the Cuyahoga Valley S Gauge Association. It comes with a simulated coal load.


 (image copyright © Ed Kirstatter; used by permission)
Ed Kirstatter installed Kadee S #802 couplers.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

3409

Prototype Info

Style:

steel, open-top, 4-bay, offset

Year/Era:

1954 (built 1936)

Volume:

2450cuft

Road Name:

Western Maryland (WM)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

15308, 15347

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

scale or AF

Supplemental Part:

Supplemental Part:


(image copyright © American Models)

(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)
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