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In the early 1942,
the Pennsylvania Railroad embarked on a car-building program in
Altoona, PA. The result of the program was the 55-ton H31
hopper, which was the first open-top car classified by the PRR
as a “hopper” (previous open-top cars were classified as
gondolas).
The ongoing
World War II influenced the construction materials of the new
55-ton hopper (some variants, called H31B and later H31C, were
initially constructed with wood and steel); it also effectively
stifled the project. Only about 1,200 H31 hoppers were produced.
By the late
1960s, the remaining fleet of H31 and H31C cars had been made
obsolete by new hoppers with larger capacity and rolling bearing
trucks, and the cars begin to disappear off the roster. Most of
the cars had been scrapped by the time of the Penn Central
merger.
Columbus
Locomotive Works is proud to present the PRR H31 model for MSTS.
This freight car set features:
- Ultra-detailed
models with historically-accurate details and textures
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Includes six road numbers in loaded and empty
versions
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Includes four LOD layers to provide high detail and
maintain system performance
- Realistic
physics and train handling based upon historical data from the
individual railroads represented
- Employs
improved texture rendering and compression methods and
space-saving file aliasing for sound/cabview
Available Roadnumbers
PRR 220383
PRR 220425
PRR 220529
PRR 220665
PRR 220718
PRR 220830
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