We are proud to introduce Broadway Limited's newest HO scale freight car project - AAR 70-ton 3-bay hopper cars. These hoppers were everywhere on the railroads - at their peak they made up about 6% of all open hoppers, and approximately 1.5% of the entire North American freight car fleet. The first of these cars appeared in the late 1930's, and several were still in service in the 1980's!

In all, over 33,000 cars were built to this design, by numerous manufacturers and for over 30 railroads. The cars were used to transport coal, gravel, coke, and other bulk commodities across North America. In our first production, we are offering 4-packs and single cars detailed and decorated for 8 major railroads, and we will also offer Unlettered cars painted Oxide Red or Black. See below for more model features!

Model Features:

Model accurately scaled from prototype blueprints

Fine rivet detail throughout interior and exterior

Wire grab irons

Separate brake line and brake hoses

Two brake housing options - Ajax and Miner

Three brake wheel options applied appropriately - Ajax, Miner, and Modern

Two newly-tooled 70-ton trucks - solid bearing and roller bearing

Improved truck mounting design

Brake shoe and brake beam detail on trucks

Metal wheelsets feature prototypical wheel face contours

Factory equipped with metal Kadee-compatible knuckle couplers

Removable ABS coal load. Detailed and decorated interior.

Prototypically accurate decoration

4-packs contain four uniquely numbered cars

Fine printing accurately reproduces builders' stencils, trust lettering, repack data, and other minor lettering

Brake test stencil data printed on brake reservoir where appropriate

Reporting marks on center sill where appropriate

Note: Pictures may be of another Road Number.

• Returns
  • For all returns, for any reason, please message us before doing a return request. Please include your order number and a description of the issue in the package.
  • IF YOU PLAN TO RETURN AN ITEM DO NOT OPEN THE ITEM! WE DO NOT SUPPORT TRY AND BUYS . OPENED, USED, DAMAGE ITEMS COULD RESULT IN REDUCED REFUNDS UP TO 50%. IF YOU OPEN AN ITEM, IT CAN'T BE RESOLD AS NEW!!! DO NOT TAPE ANYTHING TO THE PRODUCT OR THE PRODUCT PACKAGING. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ANY RETURN. WE FOLLOW THE EBAY RETURN POLICY
  • Ordered by Mistake or Ordered the Wrong Item
    • The following conditions apply to returns:
    • Items must be in "new, unaltered and unused condition".
    • Item must be in original box unopened with no damage to the package or packaging (we need to be able to resell that product as new)
    • Return request must be within 30 calendar days of the order date.
    • Special orders or custom orders will not be refunded.
    • Mail item back to the return address on your received package.
    • Refunds are contingent upon inspection of item(s) once we receive it.
    • Items that don't meet the above conditions could result in a reduced refund up to 50%.
• Wrong Item Received
  • Please contact us immediately.
  • DO NOT OPEN THE ITEM!
  • We will email you a return label. Once the item is received, we will provide a full refund or ship you the correct item if it's still in stock.
• Damaged items
  • If you receive an item that is physically damaged, please contact us immediately.
  • Please take pictures of the shipping package, and the item. If you receive a package that looks like it was thrown off a building, please take pictures so we can make a claim. Be sure that you can see the shipping label in one of the pictures. You can message the pictures.
  • Once we review the pictures we will decide how to proceed.
• Defective Items
  • If you receive an item that is defective out of the box, please contact us immediately.
  • For defective items out of the box, we will send you a return label.
  • If your product stops working after use, please contact the manufacturer for a warranty repair.

Packaging

• We ship most items in boxes with packing material.
• When possible, we may ship small light weight items in padded poly bags to save money.