When the Hill lines merged in 1970, these cars were repainted in the image of the new corporate identity, Burlington Northern.ĮxactRail has tooled an exceptionally accurate model of the Bethlehem 3483 hopper! And with this release, we are proud to introduce an all-new HO scale draft box. These cars were delivered in both the “Monogram” and Helvetica, “Pre-Merger” paint schemes. The Burlington railroad placed six separate orders for a total of 1,370 cars. The Great Northern received 100 cars in an attractive, utilitarian paint scheme with the Great Northern moniker. Hill railroads also purchased the Bethlehem 3483 in quantity. In volume 4 number 3 of the Prospector, The Rio Grande Historical Society published “if one had to pick THE signature freight car of the Rio Grande in its final quarter century, it would undoubtedly be the 100 ton quad hopper from Bethlehem Steel Car.” The Rio Grande railroad placed 13 separate orders for the 3483. ExactRail will preview the all-new Bethlehem 3483 Hopper at the National Train Show in Atlanta, Georgia!īuilt in 1964, the Bethlehem 3483 Hopper is held by many to be the quintessential Western coal hopper of the modern era.
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