Tangent Scale Models 36223-08 – NW Roanoke Shops 4750CuFt Covered Hopper Norfolk Southern (NS) 177615 “NW HC-71” 1989+ – HO Scale

• Truck: 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with prototype-specific rotating Timken bearing caps, separate brake beam part, and SKU-specific Stucki HS-7 Snubber option applied as needed
• Wheels: CNC-Machined 36″ Wheels
• Era: 1989-2025

– NS “NW HC-71” 1989+ offers a full NS repaint scheme, first showing up on the rails in 1989.  While the individual NW reporting marks were maintained, repaints from this era featured the Norfolk Southern Railway logo.  The models wear NS light gray and feature a smooth-style replacement roof hatch, slotted jacking pads above the bolsters and Keystone Portloc outlet gates.  Each Tangent car number is carefully matched to prototype photos and features accurate CAPY, Instruction side lettering, COTS, truck class and end data for these 1973/1974 Roanoke-built cars.  Yes, every car is different.  We have even applied Stucki HS-7 snubbers on the 100-Ton trucks, based on individual car numbers – SKU -09 has the Stucki snubbers while SKUs -01 through -08 and -10 through -12 do not.  The accurate 100-Ton Barber S-2 Roller Bearing Trucks feature rotating Timken caps and 36” all-metal wheels.  We are proud to offer these NS NW HC-71 repaints in 12 road numbers.  A beautiful paint scheme!