Atlas HO 20006845 - Trinity 3230 Covered Hopper Car "LaFarge North America" #60143 (LAFX)

• Road Name: LaFarge North America (LAFX)
• Road Number: 60143
• Product Line: Master
• Scale: HO Scale

Features:

• All new tooling
  
• Ready to run
  
• Injection molded plastic
  
• Fine scale detail
  
• Separately applied wire grab irons
  
• Separately applied wire cut levers
  
• Etched metal roofwalks
  
• Crisp painting and printing
• Metal couplers

Overview:

The Trinity 3230 Pressure Differential covered hopper is essentially a smaller version of TrinityRail's 5660 PD. The smaller version was developed from the base design introduced by Thrall Car in the late 1990s.

The smaller size enables the cars to be loaded with heavier ladings such as cement and various grades of fly ash. Most of the cars are operated by Railcar (Leasing) companies or Shippers.