N ACF4600 Covered Hopper BN #455835 (ATHG-1561)

ACF 4600 Center Flow Covered Hopper, BN 455835, is a detailed model of American Car and Foundry’s mid-1960s grain hopper designed to haul bulk loads such as grain and corn. The 3-bay Center Flow design uses a rounded body to provide structural strength and ease gravity unloading, eliminating the traditional center sill. Representing the common 4600 cubic-foot capacity, the model captures three body styles—early with a high side ladder and brake wheel, mid with a lower brake wheel and shorter ladders, and late with double side stiffeners—along with round or trough hatches, a photo-etched roofwalk, detailed outlets, and a separately applied brake wheel. It rides on 100-ton trucks with 36-inch machined wheels, features body-mounted McHenry scale knuckle couplers, and is weighted for smooth operation, with precise paint and printing on an injection-molded body. The minimum operating radius is 9¾ inches.

Primed for grime modeling, this car offers an authentic in-service look with faded, dull base colors matched to prototype and provides an ideal starting point for adding grime and rust. The 3-bay Center Flow design and rounded body reflect the mid-1960s shift to modern grain cars that could operate within Plate B clearances, making the BN-numbered model a faithful representation of that era’s revenue service on today’s layouts.