Trainworx - 34457-01 - Covered Hopper, 3-Bay, PS 4427 - National Grain & Feed Association - 1776

Specific Item Information: A replica of one of the freight cars that traveled system wide on the Western Pacific to commemorate the United States\' bicentennial anniversary.

Loaned by Pullman Transport Leasing, the prototype National Grain and Feed Association hopper was accompanied by a (loaned) Canadian Forest Products Ltd., Congratulations America 1776-1976 50 Foot Double Plug Door boxcar bearing USLX 476, a brown Western Pacific TOFC Flatcar bearing reporting number 65440 and two piggyback box van trailers that were decorated in bicentennial motifs, and a standard red Western Pacific Bay Window Caboose with reporting number 474 and Happy Birthday America We Love You Bicentennial 1776 1976 seals applied to the sides.

Manufactured as stock number 75050, Micro-Trains Line produced an N-Scale replica of the aforementioned Canadian Forest Products Ltd. bicentennial boxcar in December 1999.

Model Information: Properly weighted for superior tracking, the Trainworx Pullman Standard PS-2CD 4427 High Side Covered Hopper models have body mounted magnetic knuckle couplers, etched metal grab irons and roofwalks, three different trough hatch styles, jack pads (where appropriate), and 100 ton trucks with Fox Valley metal wheels.

Road Name History: The National Grain and Feed Association, founded in 1896, is a broad-based, non-profit trade association that represents and provides services for grain, feed and related commercial businesses. Its activities focus on enhancing the growth and economic performance of U.S. agriculture.

Brand/Importer Information: Trainworx was founded in 1999 by Pat Sanders and is located in Delta Colorado. Their first freight car was the Quad hopper and it was released in 2000. They have been making N scale products ever since. Their website can be found at www.train-worx.com. As of 2016, they have produced 8 different rolling stock body styles as well as a range of different highway vehicles in N Scale. Their limited edition runs have proven a huge success with collectors and modelers enjoy the accuracy of all their products.

Trainworx sells their products both through tradional retail channels as well as directly by phone order. When asked "What prompted you to found Trainworx?", Pat Sanders responded "There was a freight car that hadn't been done in N scale that I just had to have and it didn't look like anyone was ever going to make it."