Walthers Mainline 910-56361 HO 73' Wood Chip Hopper - NS #199500

The Walthers Mainline 910-56361 brings the Norfolk Southern #199500 73' Greenville 7,000 cubic foot wood chip hopper to HO scale railroading. Wood chips rank among the lightest commodities carried by rail, yet their sheer bulk calls for an oversized car, and Greenville met that need with this high-capacity design that shuttled chips from sawmills to paper mills. Prototypes of this type went into service in the early 1970s and many still roll today, making the car a natural fit across a wide range of layout eras.

Offered ready to run, this Norfolk Southern #199500 model captures the prototype with prototypical interior bracing, authentic door latch detail, and a full set of separately applied brake gear. A heavy die-cast metal underframe adds weight for dependable tracking whether the car runs loaded or empty, while 100-ton trucks ride on correct 36" turned metal RP-25 wheelsets. Proto MAX magnetic metal knuckle couplers are fitted at both ends, so item 910-56361 is ready to couple up and switch straight from the box as part of a one-time run of these road numbers.

Key Features:
- HO scale (1:87) ready-to-run 73' Greenville 7,000 cubic foot wood chip hopper
- Walthers Mainline item 910-56361
- Road name and number: Norfolk Southern #199500
- Prototypes in service from the early 1970s to the present
- Prototypical interior bracing and authentic door latch details
- Separately applied, detailed brake gear
- Heavy die-cast metal underframe for reliable running loaded or empty
- 100-ton trucks with correct 36" turned metal RP-25 wheels
- Proto MAX magnetic metal knuckle couplers