S-Helper Service Pullman Leasing (TLCX) PS-2, Steel, Covered, 3-bay, Center Discharge Hoppers

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

01967

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

Pullman-Standard

Style:

PS-2, steel, covered, 3-bay, center discharge

Model:

PS-2

Year/Era:

1951

Road Name:

Pullman Leasing (TLCX)

Model Info

Gauge:

Introduced:

2009

Road Number(s):

50334

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Info by Don Thompson

Supplemental Part:

Archer Transfer 3D resin rivets

Supplemental Part:

Archer Transfer 3D resin rivets #2

Notes:

Leased to Union Carbide. Bakelite was one of the first synthetic plastics created in the early 1900s. It was used in early American Flyer products as it could be molded very quickly.