HO 40' 4-Bay Offset Hopper with Load, PCCX (3) Model (RND88183)

An HO-scale 40-foot, four-bay offset hopper with load — PCCX-3 model — is a detailed representation of an open hopper car used to haul bulk commodities such as coal on model railroad layouts.

Designed for realistic operation, it features a separately applied brake wheel, 33-inch machined metal wheels with RP25 contours, and 50-ton Bettendorf or 70-ton roller bearing trucks. The car uses body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers and is weighted for steady, smooth running. Its highly detailed injection-molded body is painted and printed for realistic decoration, and it accommodates a minimum curve radius of 18 inches. The offset four-bay design uses four bottom doors to discharge the load quickly, reflecting the prototype’s faster unloading relative to earlier two-bay hoppers. Open hopper cars like this are used to haul bulk commodities such as coal and are common in railroading scenes that include automated cargo handling.