HO RTR 5-Bay Rapid Discharge Hopper HLMX #659 (ATH98496)

An HO-scale Ready-To-Run 5-Bay Rapid-Discharge Hopper in HLMX sugar beet service livery, designed to model bulk-car traffic in unit trains. This design mirrors the real-world unit-train concept that speeds unloading of bulk cargos, a common setup for sugar beet service cars on modern layouts.

Key details include a highly detailed injection-molded body with a removable load, separately applied brake wheel and wire grab irons on the side ladders, and accurate paint and printing for prototypical realism. The model is weight-balanced for steady operation, uses body-mounted McHenry scale double-shelf knuckle couplers, and rides on machined metal wheels with RP25 contours that work on most brands of track. It arrives fully assembled and ready to run, with a minimum operating radius of 18 inches.