Roundhouse 50013 HO Scale 34' Ribbed Hopper w/Load Chesapeake & Ohio C&O 4-Pack #1 Demonstrator The payload inside a prototype

The payload inside a prototype car can weigh as much as 100-tons more than the car itself

Roundhouse 88181 HO Scale 40' Offset Open Hopper Western Maryland WM

Weight: 33g (1

Walthers Mainline 910-7636 HO Scale 60' NSC 5150 3 Bay Covered Hopper Canadian Pacific CP 650075

and not retired until the 80's

Roundhouse 50013 HO Scale 34' Ribbed Hopper w/Load Chesapeake & Ohio C&O 4-Pack #1 Demonstrator The payload inside a prototypeRoundhouse 50013 HO Scale 34' Ribbed Hopper w Load Chesapeake & Ohio C&O 4 Pack #1 The development of the hopper car went along with the development of automated handling of such commodities, with automated loading and unloading facilities. Open hopper cars are used for commodities such as coal, which can suffer exposure with less detrimental effect. Hopper cars have been used by railways worldwide whenever automated cargo handling has been desired.