Soo Line Hopper Car
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Image weathered by Ken Soroos.

LS&I Hopper Car
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Soo Line 50-ton Hopper Car

Produced by Accurail exclusively for the SLHTS using artwork developed and provided by the society.

In 1937 Pullman-Standard built a 100-car series of 50-ton two-bay offset-side hppers to the 1934 AAR design for the Wisconsin Central. At that time the W.C. was under long-term lease to the Soo Line and was operated as its Chicago Division. Wisconsin Central ownership of freight cars was indicated by numbers series and a small "W.C." in the upper left-hand corner of the car side. Inside lenght was 33'-0" and capacity was 2191 cubic feet. There were 97 cars from this series still on the roster at the time of the 1961 merger of the Minneapolis St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie, Wisconsin Central, and Duluth South Shore and Atlantic railroads in the new Soo LIne Railroad Company. The long working lives of these cars make the suitable for wide range of eras for modelers of midwestern railroad freight equipment. Their paint and lettering appearance was essentially unchanged from the time they were built until they were retired. Cars in this series were numbered 66601-66799, odd numbers only, and were painted oxide red with white lettering.
The Lake Superior and Ishpeming cars modeled here were purchased from the Lehigh and New England. Built by Bethlehem Steel Company to the 1934 AAR design for the L&NE in 1936, they were 50-ton and 2124 cu.ft. capacity cars. The 1960 PA weigh date on the models referes to the Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania shops of the L&NE. Purchased by the LS&I in 1960, the 150 cars were renumbered 5100 to 5249. They were painted black with white lettering and a bright red background on the herald. These SLHTS models are based on Athearn kits with metal wheel sets and magnetic knuckle couplers. Accurate lettering artwork was provided by the SLHTS to out friends at Accurail, were the models were painted and lettered.

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United States Postage: 1-2 Cars, $6.00; 3-4 Cars, $7.00; 5-6 Cars, $8.00; 6 or More Cars,

Canadian Postage: 1-2 Cars, $8.00; 3-4 Cars, $11.00; 5-6 Cars, $15.00; 6 or More Cars, $23.00.

For orders to other countries, please remit U.S. funds and add $10.00 and any remainder of actual postage upon receipt of your order.

For international orders, you may also e-mail Car Orders for postage costs to your country of for any other inquiries about our limited-run cars.

Please make checks payable to "Soo Line Historical and Technical Society" or "SLHTS".

SLHTS Cars
P.O. Box 2076
Manitowoc, WI 54221

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If you have questions about the cars or availability of certain models, please e-mail Joe Lallensack.

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