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#FT-5603 Alaska 2-Pack
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• 40' 3-Bay Rib-Side Heap Shield Hoppers
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$50.00 retail ea. • $50.00
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Set #1: Road #ARR 14757, #14794 • December 2023
Set #2: Road #ARR 14773, #14805 • December 2023
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• Hay Brothers detailed loads
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
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The Alaska Railroad (ARR) is owned by that US American State and extends from the Coastal and Port cities of Seward and Whittier, in the South, through Anchorage, to Fairbanks and beyond in it's interior. Carrying both freight and passengers through it's near 500 mile long system, the ARR is connected to the Lower 48 States via three rail barges to Seattle, WA!
During the beginning of the 20th Century, due to economics and Railroad technology, the 70-Ton, 3-Bay Hoppers began to displace the smaller, standard 50-Ton, 2-Bay versions. More coal using less cars! This definitive prototype model for the Alaska Railroad even employed Heap Shield ends for bulkier loads with less spillage. Til today, these workhorses carry the valuable commodity throughout the region.
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