ATH-2362 Athearn HO PS 4740 Covered Hopper, BNSF #431434 Caboose Fixed frame design with manual

Fixed frame design with manual brake wear controls

Pullman-Standard developed a revolutionary all-welded steel

Separately applied wire handrails

and therefore had a whopping total capacity of 5

22-Inch Minimum Suggested Radius

ATH-2362 Athearn HO PS 4740 Covered Hopper, BNSF #431434 Caboose Fixed frame design with manualPS 4740 Covered Hopper, BNSF #431434 Pullman Standard dominated the covered hopper car market beginning in the 1950s, thanks to the design success of their PS 2 series of covered hoppers. In 1967 the 4740 cubic foot capacity covered hoppers were the successor to the earlier 4427 cubic foot design. PS responded to increasing demand for efficiency by the railroads and shippers alike, carrying more per trip then the earlier covered hoppers. Designed to