HO RTR 5-Bay Rapid Discharge Hopper CBNS (ATH98499)

HO scale five-bay rapid-discharge hopper CBNS, a sugar beet service car designed for unit-train operations. This detailed model recreates the bulk-cargo car used to move sugar beet quickly between processing facilities, featuring a removable load and a faithful injection-molded body with accurate paint and lettering for prototypical realism.

Fully assembled and ready to run, the car rides on machined metal wheels with RP25 contours and uses body-mounted McHenry scale double-shelf knuckle couplers for dependable operation with other HO rolling stock. It is weighted for stable performance on standard HO layouts, includes separate brake wheel and wire grab irons on the side ladders, and is designed to tolerate HO curves with a minimum 18-inch radius. The CBNS class sugar beet hopper makes a convincing addition to bulk-cargo scenes and reflects the rapid-discharge unit-train concept in railroading history.