To satisfy America's industrial hunger for coal, 70-ton hoppers were ushered into service by the 1920s. As with
the smaller 50-tonners, the economical offset-side design was adapted to these larger capacity units. By the mid-1930s an AAR
"standard" 70-ton offset-side hopper car was developed. After the steel shortages caused by WWII, this large smooth-side
version blossomed; however, certain inherent problems became apparent. The inside ribs or stakes were more prone to corrosion
than with their construction on the outside, and they suffered more damage from coal being loaded directly onto them. The
offset-side concept dwindled during the 1950s, and by the 60s was all but abandoned for new cars built afterwards. The late
20th Century saw the advent of modern rotary dumping and other railroad improvements which led to even larger coalers without a
need to employ hopper bottoms. Full Throttle brings the Z Scale Hobbyist a universal model of these memorable haulers.
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FT-4001 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
FT-4001-1: ATSF 183201 & 183245 July 2009
FT-4001-2: ATSF 183233 & 183296 July 2009 |
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FT-4002 Chesapeake & Ohio (Progress)
FT-4002-1: C&O 79301 & 79345 April 2010
FT-4002-2: C&O 79339 & 79362 April 2010
Also released in a Collector Set with
FT-5002. |
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FT-4003 Detroit, Toledo & Ironton
FT-4003-1: DTI 1615 & 1623 August 2009
FT-4003-2: DTI 1617 & 1638 August 2009 |
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FT-4004 Southern
Available only in a Collector Set with FT-4005. |
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FT-4005 Southern
Available only in a Collector Set with FT-4004. |
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FT-4006 CP Rail (Pac Man)
FT-4006-1: CP 359705 & 359723 November 2009
FT-4006-2: CP 359708 & 359737 November 2009
FT-4006-3: CP 359714 & 359739 November 2009 |
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FT-4007 Union Pacific
Different slogans on each side: "Road of the Streamliners" and "Serves All the South."
FT-4007-1: UP 90320 & 90328 March 2010
FT-4007-2: UP 90324 & 90334 March 2010 |
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FT-4008 Alaska Railroad
FT-4008-1: ARR 14308 & 14340 September 2009
FT-4008-2: ARR 14337 & 14343 September 2009 |
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FT-4009 New York Central
FT-4009-1: NYC 904245 & 904249 October 2009
FT-4009-2: NYC 904247 & 904253 October 2009 |
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FT-4010 The Rock
FT-4010-1: ROCK 510479 & 510486 April 2010 Also
released only in a Collector Set with FT-4019. |
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FT-4011 Blue Coal
Available only in a Collector Set with four cars, each lettered for a
different road. Click for more details. January 2010 |
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FT-4012 Canadian National
FT-4012-1: CN 109402 & 109477 June 2010
FT-4012-2: CN 109424 & 109492 June 2010 |
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FT-4013 Chessie System
FT-4013-1: B&O 527015 & 527033 March 2011
FT-4013-2: B&O 527048 & 527053 May 2014 |
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FT-4014 Toledo, Peoria & Western
FT-4014-1: TP&W 856 & 868 December 2010
FT-4014-2: TP&W 863 & 876 December 2010 |
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FT-4015 Soo Line
FT-4015-1: SOO 68520 & 68538 September 2010
FT-4015-2: SOO 68533 & 68542 September 2010 |
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FT-4016 Southern Pacific/TNO
Available only in a Collector Set with FT-4017. |
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FT-4017 Southern Pacific
Available only in a Collector Set with FT-4016. |
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FT-4018 Canadian Pacific
FT-4018-1: CP 358335 & 358353 July 2010
FT-4018-2: CP 358338 & 358388 July 2010 |
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FT-4019 Rock Island
FT-4019-1: RI 89109 & 89124 December 2011 Also
released in a Collector Set with FT-4010. |
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FT-4020 Illinois Central Gulf
Available only in a Collector Set with FT-4021. |
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FT-4021 Illinois Central
Available only in a Collector Set with FT-4020. |
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FT-4022 Family Lines System
FT-4022: SCL 163003 & 163018 April 2014 |
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FT-4023 Seaboard Coast Line
FT-4023: SCL 883803 & 883842 February 2013
Also released as SCL 883816 in a Collector Set with FT-4024. |
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FT-4024 Atlantic Coast Line
FT-4024: ACL 83731 & 83758 February 2013
Also released as ACL 83746 in a Collector Set with FT-4023. |
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FT-4025 Great Northern
FT-4025-1: GN 78205 & 78224 June 2013
FT-4025-1: GN 78209 & 78267 June 2013 |
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FT-4026 Missouri Pacific
FT-4026: MP 61525 & 61572 February 2014 |
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FT-4027 Chessie System
FT-4027-1: C&O 79223 & 79286
February 2016 FT-4028-2: C&O 79268 & 79295
February 2016 |
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FT-4029A&B Ontario Northland
Each set features one car equipped with custom-painted FT Bettendorf trucks, metal wheels, knuckle
couplers and coal load, and the other with custom-painted FT roller bearing trucks, metal wheels, knuckle couplers and ore load.
FT-4029A&B-1: ONT 140103 & 140126 November 2015
FT-4029A&B-2: ONT 140109 & 140138 November 2015 |
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FT-4028
Canada Southern
Featuring custom Hay Brothers
ore loads and custom-painted roller bearing trucks.
FT-4028-1: CA-SO 3433 & 3439
April 2015 FT-4028-2: CA-SO 3436 & 3443 April 2015 |
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FT-4030 B&O Yellow Stripe
FT-4030-1: B&O 527010 & 527102
April 2018 FT-4030-2: B&O 527021 & 527122
April 2018 |
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