125-00-020 Ortner rapid discharge hopper Florida East Coast 15088 (N Scale)

This red 3 bay Ortner rapid discharge hopper has large white FEC letters and runs on black Barber Roller Bearing trucks. This car also displays the Ortner aggregate car warning sign, 'Deadly Crossings.' 300 cars numbered into the 15000-15299 series HT class are rated at 100 tons; the 3-Bay Ortner can hold 2,300 cu. ft. level full and falls within 'Plate C' clearances. Most of the three-bay cars were owned by and in captive service of construction & utility companies, traveling in unit train fleets used for the transport of heavy material like stone aggregate, iron ore or limestone.

MicroTrains release date June 2005