I’m looking for information about the prototype for this car, who built them?, who owned them?, when they were constructed? etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Zoom.aspx?ProdID=BAC19134&Index=0
That is what we call a kinda-sort model of a prototype. If you want a good model of a Trudeau car, then look at Intermountain or Trains Canada.
David B
The prototypes were originally built by National Steel Car, in Hamilton, Ontario. Original owners included CNR, CPR, and TH&B.
Here’s one of the Bachmann cars - I painted quite a few of them for my LHS when the cars were first released, in both CNWX, as shown, and CPWX, as well as CN, CPR and CPRail, and TH&B.
At the time, the Bachmann cars were the only available models of these cars, but, as David suggests, the Intermountain cars are more accurate.
Wayne
The other two replies have the wrong car; they are referring to the 3800 cuft car that Model Power produced. Bachmann continued what many of the “toy train” companies produced: uncommon prototypes. The Bachmann car was built 1978-80 by National Steel Car in Hamilton, Ontario for export to the U.S… They were 4650 cuft and sold to North America Car Corp. (now GE Railcar). They all seem to have come in the same light grey and were leased to various operators including Santa Fe (w/ lt, blue or black lettering, CP (plain grey car with black CPI stenciling (not black w/the multimark), Trona, and Canpotex, among others. Some of the CPI cars eneded up getting remarked for SBD. Some of the cars later ended up with CN.
The Intermountain cars are the more common 4550 cuft Canadian grain cars.
Here is one of the Bachmann cars. Note that it has “Stepped” ends…
The Model Power car has straight ends…
You are correct. I recognised my mistake as soon as I saw your picture of the Model Power box. At the time, that was the only available model of a cylindrical covered hopper and the almost fifty cars that I painted and lettered for various roads were snapped up quickly.
Wayne